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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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