The origin of the word Bluetooth | Heads I win - Tails I win. The gambling secrets of Mattress Mack. | Yasuke, the unlikely samurai

Published: May 16, 2022, 9 a.m.

Do we ever stop to think where the words we use came from? Case study: Bluetooth.


Wouldn\u2019t it be great if you could gamble and never lose? Houston furniture mogul Jim \u201cMattress Mack\u201d McIngvale may have figured it out.\xa0


In 1579, a mysterious man from Africa arrived in Japan and lived quietly and anonymously, but by the end of his time there he would become a legend.

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.businessinsider.com/bluetooth-name-origin-2017-3
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2022/04/06/mattress-mack-jim-mcingvale-sports-bets-march-madness-super-bowl/
https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

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