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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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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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