Computer Facts

    Computer Facts

    List of funny, unbelievable, weird, and interesting computer fun facts. Featuring various computing trivia about things like the internet, Facebook, hardware, and software.

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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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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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    There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
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    Dvorak Keyboard
    Dvorak Keyboard
    The Dvorak keyboard is estimated to be 12 to 20 times more efficient than the QWERTY keyboard.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    If you opened up the case of the original Macintosh, you will find 47 signatures. One for each member of Apple's Macintosh divison as of 1982.
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    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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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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    Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    Terms & Conditions
    Terms & Conditions
    It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.
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    Why is Facebook Blue?
    Why is Facebook Blue?
    Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind and best sees the shade of blue.
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    'Firefox'
    'Firefox'
    The Firefox mascot isn't actually a fox, but a red panda.
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    Windows 'Con' Folder
    Windows 'Con' Folder
    It’s not possible to create a folder named “con” on a Windows computer.
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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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    Song stuck in your head but can’t think of the name? There's a website called midomi.com that allows you to sing or hum a song into your computer or phone and it will find the actual song.
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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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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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