Random Internet Facts

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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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    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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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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    A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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    Grumpy Cat
    Grumpy Cat
    The cat featured in the popular internet meme "grumpy cat" has a permanently grumpy face due to feline dwarfism. Her real name is Tardar Sauce.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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