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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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    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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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