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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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