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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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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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