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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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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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    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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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