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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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    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
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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 first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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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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