Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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    20 years ago, there were only 130 websites, Google wasn't around, and you had to pay for an email account through an ISP.
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    The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
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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 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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    Facebook Hacking
    Facebook Hacking
    Facebook pays at least $500 if you can find a way to hack the site.
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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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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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