In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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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 ‘@’ 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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By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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