Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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