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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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