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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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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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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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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