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TIL about ERNIE, a device introduced by the UK government in 1957 to draw premium bond prizes. The original ERNIE used neon tubes and electrons to generate true random numbers and filled up an ent... (nsandi-corporate.com)
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Original Title: TIL about ERNIE, a device introduced by the UK government in 1957 to draw premium bond prizes. The original ERNIE used neon tubes and electrons to generate true random numbers and filled up an entire room.

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