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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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