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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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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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    The famous Windows start-up sound was composed using a Mac.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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    The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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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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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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    The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
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