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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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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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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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