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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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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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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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