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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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