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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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 first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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