Random Computer Facts

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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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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 first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
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    Lost Bitcoin
    Lost Bitcoin
    A man from Newport, UK, threw away a computer hard drive before realizing that it contained $7.5 million worth of bitcoins.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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    A poll has found that computer 'nerds' make the best lovers, with 82 percent of IT geeks claiming they put their partner's pleasure above their own.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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