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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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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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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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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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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 ‘@’ 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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    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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