1. The autobiography of Sir. Richard Branson, founder of Virgin mobiles is titled 'Losing my Virginity'.
2. The ISBN, International Standard Book Number is a unique 13-digit number based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) code created by Gordon Foster, now Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College.
3. The Rubik's Cube, a 3-D mechanical puzzle which is the largest selling puzzle in the world, comes in different variants from 2x2x2 to x7x7.
4. The Pacemaker, invented in 1958, was the first implantable device built in the world, which could completely penetrate the skin and fit inside the human body.
5. Adobe Photoshop, the Photo Software by Adobe, was earlier known as ImagePro.
6. The PET Scan is a Position Emission Tomography Scan, which can show a living brain in action.
7. The full name of Shin Chan, the fun-loving, mischievous 5 year old is Shinnosuke Nohara.
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