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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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