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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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