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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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