The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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