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    Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
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    The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
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    The famous Windows start-up sound was composed using a Mac.
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    The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    Lose/Lose
    Lose/Lose
    There's a video game called "Lose/Lose" that deletes a random file on your computer every time you kill an enemy.
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    In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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