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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    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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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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