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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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    The UK Has a Bus Service That Is Powered by Poop
    In the UK, there's a bus service that's powered by poop.
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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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