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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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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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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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