Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

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    There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
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    A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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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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    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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    In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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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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    MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
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