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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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    The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
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    Third of All Divorce Filings State 'Facebook'
    In 2011, more than a third of all US divorce filings contained the word 'Facebook'.
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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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    In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
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    GTA Origin
    GTA Origin
    Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.
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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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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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