History

• Tetris was invented by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984


• The idea for Tetris was from a game called "Pentonimos," which had 5 squared pieces


• The Tetris music is a 19th century folk song called "Korobeiniki"


• In 2012 Tetris was aquired by the Museum of Modern Art in NYC

• Tetris is in the Guiness Book of World Records: Gamers Edition


• Tetris was the first game in space on a Russian mission in 1993


• Tetris can change the shape of your brain and contribute to greater cognitive efficiency


• Tetris can cause hallucinations known as "Tetris Effect," gaming-induced psuedo-hallucinations, or game transfer phenomena

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