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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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