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Thursday, 10 August 2023

Bluetooth named after Danish King!

 
 
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Bluetooth technology was named after Harald Bluetooth, a Viking king who died over 1,000 years ago. He unified factions of Denmark with those in Norway, similar to how today's technology unifies different electronic devices. The Bluetooth logo combines Nordic runes for his… pic.twitter.com/cEjwItbWn7
 
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