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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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