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Tetris is named after four and tennis

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Because naming your revolutionary digital puzzle after your favorite physical hobby is the ultimate creator flex. The name perfectly merges 'tetra' for the four-block shapes with 'tennis', entirely because the creator really enjoyed watching a fuzzy yellow ball bounce back and forth.

Tetris is named after four and tennis
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