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    The four ghosts in Pac-Man are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you and orange is random.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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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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    The famous Windows start-up sound was composed using a Mac.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    GTA Origin
    GTA Origin
    Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.
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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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