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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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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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