Bluetooth is named after Harald Bluetooth, a 10th-century Viking king who united Danish tribes

Nintendo was founded in 1889 — originally as a playing card company in Kyoto

Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company in Kyoto

Beer was first brewed around 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia — some of the oldest recipes survive

Beer originated circa 5,000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia

Light from the Sun takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth

Sunlight travels approximately 149.6 million kilometers to Earth in 8 minutes and 20 seconds

The first computer bug was an actual bug — a moth found in a Harvard Mark II relay in 1947

A moth caused a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947

The word 'algorithm' comes from al-Khwarizmi, a 9th-century Persian mathematician

'Algorithm' derives from Al-Khwarizmi's name, pioneering mathematician

The fax machine was invented in 1843 — 33 years before the telephone

Alexander Bain patented the electric fax machine in 1843, predating Bell's telephone by 33 years