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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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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