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    The UK Has a Bus Service That Is Powered by Poop
    In the UK, there's a bus service that's powered by poop.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card 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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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