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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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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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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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