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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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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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