Well, it is true, you can do this! Leaving the joke aside, let me show how you can achieve this. You will need the Arduino Board, a 560Ω resistor, and LED and the code example below. Related products ...

The code (Arduino sketch) ... It is better to directly connect pins 3 & 8 of the display to ground rail. Next add a 330 Ohm resistor between each of the other connections to the Arduino. Related ...