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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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 small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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