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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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