Random Computer Facts

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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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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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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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    There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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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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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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