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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Bluetooth Name
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    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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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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