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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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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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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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