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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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