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The first-ever SMS text message simply said 'Merry Christmas'.

Why it is true

Sent on December 3, 1992, by engineer Neil Papworth to colleague Richard Jarvis, it was sent from a computer to a mobile phone because phones didn't have keypads yet.

Source: Technology History

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