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  • Weirdo 3:59 am on January 26, 2013 Permalink | Reply
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    inmates-pedalThere is a town in Brazil that powers its streetlights by having convicts pedal bicycles attached to generators.

     
  • Weirdo 3:38 am on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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    If you electrically shock a person’s brain, their math skills can greatly improve for up to 6 months.

     
  • Weirdo 12:11 pm on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    in 1840 an electric bell started ringing. 170 years later it’s still going, on the same battery.

     
    • Jacob 11:41 pm on December 11, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      How is that possible?

    • J. Lee 8:35 pm on December 12, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      i just cant believe this………

  • Weirdo 12:43 am on June 16, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    The inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison, is said to have been afraid of the dark.

     
    • chris 11:15 am on July 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb

    • Alarm System : 11:28 am on October 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      light bulbs these days are getting replaced by compact fluorescents and LED based ones, original incandescent bulbs are power h ,,

    • Tera Meitner 11:33 am on November 16, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      light bulbs are good for lighting the home but stay away from incandescent lamps because they generate so much heat `.-

    • cityville 5:32 am on January 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply

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