A small airplane can fly backwards.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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