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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 first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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    Ecosia
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    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
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    In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
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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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    There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
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