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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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