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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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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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