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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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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Robo Fish
    Robo Fish
    A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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