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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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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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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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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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