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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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    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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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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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