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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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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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