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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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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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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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 UK Has a Bus Service That Is Powered by Poop
    In the UK, there's a bus service that's powered by poop.
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