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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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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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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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