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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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    Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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    The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    Third of All Divorce Filings State 'Facebook'
    In 2011, more than a third of all US divorce filings contained the word 'Facebook'.
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    The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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    Random Darknet Shopper
    Random Darknet Shopper
    There's a bot called the 'Random Darknet Shopper' that is given $100 in bitcoins every week to purchase random items on the darkweb. It ended up buying 10 ecstasy pills and the creator was subsequently arrested.
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    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
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