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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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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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