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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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