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 webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
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There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
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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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As of 2011, gamers have collectively spent over 6 million years playing World of Warcraft. That's almost as long as the existence of the human species!
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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