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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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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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