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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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