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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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 first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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