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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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