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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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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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    Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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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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