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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In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.
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