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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    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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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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