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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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