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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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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
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    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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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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