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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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