Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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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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    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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    The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
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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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    Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code.
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    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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