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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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