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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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