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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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 oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    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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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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