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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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    The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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