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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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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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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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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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