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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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
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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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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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