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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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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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