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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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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 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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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