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What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] Doomladen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The first fax machine was invented over 30 years before the first telephone.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

There was an approximately 20 year period where a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln

[–] WhiteTiger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLUD_NGE370

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