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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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