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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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