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    Random Computer Facts

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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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    Random Darknet Shopper
    Random Darknet Shopper
    There's a bot called the 'Random Darknet Shopper' that is given $100 in bitcoins every week to purchase random items on the darkweb. It ended up buying 10 ecstasy pills and the creator was subsequently arrested.
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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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    In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.
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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 Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    If you opened up the case of the original Macintosh, you will find 47 signatures. One for each member of Apple's Macintosh divison as of 1982.
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