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5 MORE Tech Facts That Sound Fake (But Are True)5 MORE Tech Facts That Sound Fake (But Are True)The First Webcam Existed to Watch a Coffee PotThe First Webcam Existed to Watch a Coffee PotOne Duplicated Line of Code Broke Apple's EncryptionOne Duplicated Line of Code Broke Apple’s EncryptionThe AI Move So Strange Experts Thought It Was a GlitchThe AI Move So Strange Experts Thought It Was a Glitch34 People Beat IBM's Best Supercomputer34 People Beat IBM’s Best Supercomputer5 Tech Facts That Sound Fake (But Are True)5 Tech Facts That Sound Fake (But Are True)The QWERTY keyboard was NOT designed to slow typists downThe QWERTY keyboard was NOT designed to slow typists downWhy is your computer mouse called a mouseWhy is your computer mouse called a mouseYour power button is secretly a 1 and a 0Your power button is secretly a 1 and a 0Why is your phone's battery percentage a lie?Why is your phone’s battery percentage a lie?Why do power users never touch the arrow keys?Why do power users never touch the arrow keys?Why is Google spelled the way it is?Why is Google spelled the way it is?What does WiFi actually stand for?What does WiFi actually stand for?Why had the first big AI never heard of COVID?Why had the first big AI never heard of COVID?Why is the @ symbol in every email address?Why is the @ symbol in every email address?Where does the word 'robot' actually come from?Where does the word ‘robot’ actually come from?What did Nintendo make before video games?What did Nintendo make before video games?Your earbuds' icon is a dead Viking king's initialsYour earbuds’ icon is a dead Viking king’s initialsThe internet doesn't actually go through spaceThe internet doesn’t actually go through spaceHow much did the world's first hard drive weigh?How much did the world’s first hard drive weigh?This $10B space telescope is slower than a 1997 PCThis $10B space telescope is slower than a 1997 PCWhy did the first neural network have physical knobs?Why did the first neural network have physical knobs?Why did 'computer' used to be a job title?Why did ‘computer’ used to be a job title?Why is Wikipedia called a wiki?Why is Wikipedia called a wiki?Why is Java called Java?Why is Java called Java?What was the first .com website ever?What was the first .com website ever?Why does the save icon still look like that?Why does the save icon still look like that?Why does USB never plug in on the first try?Why does USB never plug in on the first try?Why is junk email called spam?Why is junk email called spam?Why are website cookies called cookies?Why are website cookies called cookies?Why do web addresses start with www?Why do web addresses start with www?Why do we call it 'booting up' a computer?Why do we call it ‘booting up’ a computer?Why is it called 'cut and paste'?Why is it called ‘cut and paste’?Why were the first 'computers' people, not machines?Why were the first ‘computers’ people, not machines?Who wrote the world's first computer program?Who wrote the world’s first computer program?Did a weaving machine invent the computer?Did a weaving machine invent the computer?Why does the whole internet rely on just 13 servers?Why does the whole internet rely on just 13 servers?What is the # symbol actually called?What is the # symbol actually called?Is it pronounced GIF or JIF?Is it pronounced GIF or JIF?Where is 'the cloud' actually?Where is ‘the cloud’ actually?