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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Bluetooth Name
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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