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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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