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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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    Robo Fish
    Robo Fish
    A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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