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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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