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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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