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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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