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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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