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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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