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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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