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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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