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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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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 first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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