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The first webcam was invented to watch a coffee pot.
Researchers were sick of walking downstairs to find it empty, so they aimed a camera at it.
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Why it sounds fake
What most people think
Webcams were invented for video calls or security.
What is actually true
The first one existed to save a walk to an empty coffee pot.
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