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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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