Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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