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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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    HP, Google, Microsoft, and Apple have one thing in common – apart from the obvious that they are IT companies. They were all started in garages.
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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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    Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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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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    While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
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    Third of All Divorce Filings State 'Facebook'
    In 2011, more than a third of all US divorce filings contained the word 'Facebook'.
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    Why is Facebook Blue?
    Why is Facebook Blue?
    Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind and best sees the shade of blue.
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