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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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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    3D-Printed Cast
    3D-Printed Cast
    There's a 3D-printed cast that uses ultrasound to help heal bones 40% faster.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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