Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

    There are 54 Computer Facts!

    One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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    In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.
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    45% of all online gamers are female, and women over the age of 18 are the industry's fastest growing demographic.
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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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    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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    The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
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