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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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