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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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    Lose/Lose
    Lose/Lose
    There's a video game called "Lose/Lose" that deletes a random file on your computer every time you kill an enemy.
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    28% of IT Professionals hide their career from family or friends out of fear of being asked to provide free tech support.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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    Dvorak Keyboard
    Dvorak Keyboard
    The Dvorak keyboard is estimated to be 12 to 20 times more efficient than the QWERTY keyboard.
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    The first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
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