As of 2011, gamers have collectively spent over 6 million years playing World of Warcraft. That's almost as long as the existence of the human species!
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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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A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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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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On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
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