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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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