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		jabyess on Jan 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The NSA Furby Documents the craziest thing about this is: > The Thing was designed by Soviet Russian inventor Leon Theremin,[7] best known for his invention of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.

hoseja on Jan 24, 2024 [–]

Huh. Makes sense actually, both are induction-at-distance audio devices.

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