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Quick Facts
- The term 'scuba' arose during World War II
- Originally 'scuba' meant US combat frogmen's oxygen rebreathers
- Now scuba is in-line open-circuit equipment that assists divers to stay or move underwater
- SCUBA is acronym for 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus'
- The diver propulsion vehicle is called a 'scooter'
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