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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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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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    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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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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