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More Shorts — Part 3

The rest of the Built by Buit shorts library — more tech mysteries, firsts, and name origins.

Shorts — Part 3

Was Your Phone More Powerful Than Apollo?▶Was Your Phone More Powerful Than Apollo?Why is it called a meme?▶Why is it called a meme?Why is it called an emoji?▶Why is it called an emoji?Why is the Twitter bird named Larry?▶Why is the Twitter bird named Larry?Why Does Restarting Actually Fix Everything?▶Why Does Restarting Actually Fix Everything?Why Does Your Phone Die Faster in the Cold?▶Why Does Your Phone Die Faster in the Cold?What Is That Weird Lump on Your Charger Cable?▶What Is That Weird Lump on Your Charger Cable?Why Is Your New Drive Missing Storage?▶Why Is Your New Drive Missing Storage?What Was the First Item Ever Sold on eBay?▶What Was the First Item Ever Sold on eBay?Does the Padlock Icon Mean a Site Is Safe?▶Does the Padlock Icon Mean a Site Is Safe?What Did the Very First Tweet Ever Say?▶What Did the Very First Tweet Ever Say?Why Does Hold Music Sound So Awful?▶Why Does Hold Music Sound So Awful?The world's most popular programming language is named after a comedy group▶The world’s most popular programming language is named after a comedy groupWhy Do Wired Earbuds Always Tangle?▶Why Do Wired Earbuds Always Tangle?Why Is It Always Error 404?▶Why Is It Always Error 404?Did Someone Sell Pixels for a Million Dollars?▶Did Someone Sell Pixels for a Million Dollars?What Was the First Thing Scanned by a Barcode?▶What Was the First Thing Scanned by a Barcode?Why Do Photos of Screens Look So Weird?▶Why Do Photos of Screens Look So Weird?Who Invented the First Smiley Face?▶Who Invented the First Smiley Face?How Does Shazam Know Any Song So Fast?▶How Does Shazam Know Any Song So Fast?Why Do Screens Go Dark Through Sunglasses?▶Why Do Screens Go Dark Through Sunglasses?Why Do Clicked Links Turn Purple?▶Why Do Clicked Links Turn Purple?What Did the First Text Message Ever Say?▶What Did the First Text Message Ever Say?What Were Wikipedia's First Ever Words?▶What Were Wikipedia’s First Ever Words?How Do Noise-Cancelling Headphones Work?▶How Do Noise-Cancelling Headphones Work?The First Internet Ad Got a 44% Click Rate?▶The First Internet Ad Got a 44% Click Rate?Why Does Your Phone Get Slower Every Year?▶Why Does Your Phone Get Slower Every Year?Why Does Your Phone Stop Charging at 80%?▶Why Does Your Phone Stop Charging at 80%?Are the First Emoji in an Art Museum?▶Are the First Emoji in an Art Museum?Where Was the First Camera Phone Photo Taken?▶Where Was the First Camera Phone Photo Taken?What Does the Word Hotmail Secretly Spell?▶What Does the Word Hotmail Secretly Spell?How Do Two-Factor Codes Work Offline?▶How Do Two-Factor Codes Work Offline?Why Is the Headphone Jack So Weirdly Specific?▶Why Is the Headphone Jack So Weirdly Specific?Why Do Emoji Look Different on iPhone vs Android?▶Why Do Emoji Look Different on iPhone vs Android?How Old Is the First Spam Email Ever?▶How Old Is the First Spam Email Ever?Why Does Airplane Mode Actually Exist?▶Why Does Airplane Mode Actually Exist?Why Is Internet Speed in Megabits, Not Bytes?▶Why Is Internet Speed in Megabits, Not Bytes?What Was the First Digital Photo Ever?▶What Was the First Digital Photo Ever?Why Do You Pull Down to Refresh Your Apps?▶Why Do You Pull Down to Refresh Your Apps?Why Does Your Phone Charger Feel Warm?▶Why Does Your Phone Charger Feel Warm?Why Are Phone and Calculator Keypads Flipped?▶Why Are Phone and Calculator Keypads Flipped?
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