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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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    A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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