Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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    28% of IT Professionals hide their career from family or friends out of fear of being asked to provide free tech support.
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    Terms & Conditions
    Terms & Conditions
    It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.
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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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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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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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