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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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