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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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