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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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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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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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