Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

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    E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
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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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    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 Firefox mascot isn't actually a fox, but a red panda.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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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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    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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