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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    3D-Printed Cast
    3D-Printed Cast
    There's a 3D-printed cast that uses ultrasound to help heal bones 40% faster.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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