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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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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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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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