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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    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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