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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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