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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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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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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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 American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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