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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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