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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    Bluetooth Name
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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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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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