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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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    The first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
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    In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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    The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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    20 years ago, there were only 130 websites, Google wasn't around, and you had to pay for an email account through an ISP.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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