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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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    A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    Robo Fish
    Robo Fish
    A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.
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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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