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    The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
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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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    On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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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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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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