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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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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 Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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