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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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 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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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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