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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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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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    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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