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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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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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