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    A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
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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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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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