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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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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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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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