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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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