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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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