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    Fast Facts

    Thomas Edison invented the word “”hello.””

    Japan is the country that watches the most TV.

    The first commercial ever broadcasted cost $9.

    The first infomercial was for the Chop-o-Matic.

    A device was invented in the early 1900s to cure women suffering from “”hysteria””: the vibrator.

    “”Telephone”” is Greek for “”far-off sound.””

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