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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    Bluetooth Name
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    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 oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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