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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
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    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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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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