The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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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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In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
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Mathway.com solves all kinds of math homework problems with step by step explanations.
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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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In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
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