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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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