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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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    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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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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