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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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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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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