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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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