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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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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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 United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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