The photograph that took eight years to capture

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The longest continuously running photographic exposure meticulously captured tiny traces of light entirely inside a hollowed-out aluminum can. It sat there perfectly undisturbed for nearly a decade just to capture a single blurry image of the sun's path.

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Sony accidentally sold thousands of camcorders in the late 1990s that featured a night vision mode capable of seeing straight through people's clothing during daylight hours.

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