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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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    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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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