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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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 normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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