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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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