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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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