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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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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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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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