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15 Interesting Computer Facts !

You might have read some interesting Internet firsts and facts in some older posts so, I thought why not write something about Computer. After all, it’s computer which laid foundation of many technologies we use daily. Obviously, computer was not in the current shape from the beginning. Let’s step back towards the history and learn some interesting facts about computer.

1. First ever microprocessor by Intel was “4004”.

2. Micral N was the first personal computer built on Intel processor 8008. This personal computer was built in 1972 and more than 90,000 units were sold.

3. First hard disk drive was introduced by Seagate in 1979, which could hold 5 M.B. of data.

4. First computer virus was written by Farooq Alvi brothers (Basit Farooq Alvi & Amjad Farooq Alvi) in 1986. Though some other people say that it was written even before. Alvi brothers wrote this virus to protect their research work.

5. First Computer Company to register domain name was “Digital Equipment Corporation”.

6. HP (Hewlett Packard) was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.

7. QWERTY keyboard sequence is 129 years old.

8. Largest four software making Companies are:

Microsoft
Adobe
Sap
Computer Associates

9. 1,693,000 terabytes of information are produced and stored per year.

10. Maximum numbers of transistors on a chip are on nVidia GeFore 6800 Ultra, which contains 222 million of them.

11. First ISP was “CompuServe” which was set up in 1969. This ISP is now an acquisition of AOL.

12. “The Dirty Dozen” is the name of 12 engineers who designed IBM PC.

13. It could take more than the age of universe to crack a 128 bit SSL encrypted message.

14. Windows 95 can run on a 20 MHz 386DX and 4 MB of RAM.

15. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete] sequence was written by “David Bradley”.

There must be a lot of facts other than listed above and you are welcome to add anything you want.

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In the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, if a man was not married by age 30, he would not be allowed to vote or watch athletic events involving nude young men.

In playing poker, there is one chance in 500 of drawing a flush.

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from.

In Shakespeare, Rosalind, the heroine of "As You Like It", has more lines than any of Shakespeare's female characters. Cleopatra comes in second with 670 lines and third place belongs to Imogen ("Cymbeline"), with 591 lines.

In seventy-five years the human heart pumps 3,122,000,000 gallons of blood, enough to fill in oil tanker over 46 times!

In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.

In Scotland, Irn-Bru is a soft drink that is more popular than Coca-Cola. When McDonalds opened in Glasgow and did not sell Irn-Bru, it was considered an insult, and the restaurant was subsequently boycotted.

In Scituate, Rhode Island it is illegal to keep a flock of chickens in your motorhome if you live in a trailer park.

In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

In Salem, Massachesetts sleeping in the nude in a rented room is forbidden, even for married couples.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

All mammals have tongues.

Alexander H. Stephens was Jefferson Davis's Vice President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Alekthophilia is the love of chickens.

After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink.

Amazing Facts about Eyes !!

We should never put anything in or near our eyes, unless we have a reason to use eye drops. We would only do that if our doctor or parent told us to use them.

Blinking helps to wash tears over our eyeballs. That keeps them clean and moist. Also, if something is about to hit our eye, we will blink automatically.

Our body has some natural protection for our eyes. Our eyelashes help to keep dirt out of our eyes. Our eyebrows are made to keep sweat from running into our eyes.

Our eyes are very important to us, and we must protect them. We don't want dirt, sand, splinters or even fingers to get in our eyes. We don't want our eyes to get scratched or poked. That could damage our sight!

The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology.

The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea.

The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes.

The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.

The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.

The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.

The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye.

Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.

Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight cam increase the risk of glaucoma in men.

People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.


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Latest Birds Facts

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.

Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.

A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
So close, yet so far

A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.

Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.
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