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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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