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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 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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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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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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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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    Ecosia
    Ecosia
    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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