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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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