
Tech facts that are probably true.
Just a few trivial tech facts (or factoids, maybe)
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According to PureStorage there are about 6.5 billion (6,500,000,000) cat pictures on the internet (Aug 2023) |
Robert Cornelius (definitely not him on the right) created the first selfie (in 1839) – or did he? There are some wonderful very early selfies on her site (including the real Robert Cornelius). |
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Ada Lovelace was probably the first computer programmer (and that’s not her on the left).
Unexpectedly, this was nearly 200 years ago. Even more unexpectedly, she was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron – “mad, bad and dangerous to know”. |
The first time a keyboard was used to create input for a computer was in 1951 – for the Whirlpool Project at MIT ______________ The longest English words you can type using just the top row of the keyboard are “typewriter”, “repertoire”, “proprietor”, and “perpetuity”. ______________ The smallest detectable movement of a mouse cursor goes by the name of a “Mickey” – really.
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We normally blink around 15 times per minute, but when we’re looking at a computer screen it slows down to around 7 times per minute. |
The word “robot” comes from the Czech word “robota”, meaning “forced labour”. Depending on who you believe, it was invented either by Karel Capek or by his brother, Josef. |
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GPS is free for everyone around the world to use, but it costs $2 million per day to run.
Thank you, US taxpayers! |
We’ve all heard, at least vaguely, about the dark web. It definitely exists. Are you curious? |
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Father Christmas gets cool (maybe) |
Hell’s Elf |
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