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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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 cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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