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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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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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