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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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