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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bluetooth-etymology/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

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2018-01-19

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The name "Bluetooth," which refers to the standard for shortrange wireless connections, is derived from Viking king Harald Gormsson, who is credited with uniting Scandinavia.

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