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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 first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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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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    GTA Origin
    GTA Origin
    Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.
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    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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    E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
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    The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
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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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