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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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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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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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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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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