1.The animal in the Firefox logo
It’s actually a red panda.
Many people mistakenly believe that the Firefox logo features a fox (understandably, given the name), but it actually depicts a red panda!
2.Nintendo made playing cards
3.As of 2017, approximately 2.1 million people continued to use dial-up internet.
A 2017 study revealed that 2.1 million people still relied on dial-up service, primarily in rural areas of the United States where internet access remains costly and unreliable.
4.Approximately 3.5 billion searches are conducted on Google every day.
- 7.2% of this traffic originates from users searching for the term “Google.”
- You can explore daily trends on Google by visiting Google Trends.
5.Google’s inaugural tweet was sent in binary code
6.Motorola developed the first handheld mobile phone.
7.Originally, Apple was designing a flip phone shaped like an apple.
Before the iconic iPhone design, Apple filed a patent for a phone shaped like an actual apple. This flip phone, when closed, resembled the Apple logo.
8.Nokia once ventured into the toilet paper market.
Before Nokia transitioned to mobile phones, the company produced a variety of other products, including toilet paper, tires, computers, and various electronics.
9.There are more mobile phones in the world than there are toilets.
Out of the 7.7 billion people worldwide, over 6 billion have access to a mobile phone, while only 4.5 billion have access to a functional toilet.
10.Android commands 87% of the global operating system market share.
In 2019, the Android operating system dominated the global smartphone market with an 87% share, while Apple’s iOS held 13%.
11.More than 90% of the world’s currency exists in digital form.
Only 8% of the world’s currency is in physical form, with the rest circulating through credit cards, debit cards, online transactions, and cryptocurrency.
12.Every iPhone advertisement displays the time as 9:41.
In every Apple iPhone advertisement, the time displayed is set to 9:41. This specific time marks the moment in 2007 when Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone to the world.
13.The video with the highest number of views on YouTube is “Despacito.”
As of September 2020, “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee holds the title of the most-viewed video on YouTube, surpassing 6.9 billion views.
14.The QWERTY keyboard was intentionally created to reduce typing speed.
15.The typical computer user blinks only 7 times per minute.
It is believed that we blink only seven times per minute while using a computer, compared to the typical 20 blinks per minute. This reduction in blinking is why our eyes tend to dry out more when working in front of a screen.
16.The inaugural television broadcast occurred in 1925.
The inaugural television broadcast took place in 1925, featuring a grayscale image with a 30-line vertical scanning format and a frame rate of five pictures per second.
17.Around 35% of the internet is powered by WordPress.
As of 2020, WordPress powers over 455 million websites, representing a 35% share of all websites globally.
18.Every minute, 350,000 tweets are posted.
As of 2020, WordPress powers over 455 million websites, representing a 35% share of all websites globally.
19.The name “Google” was created by accidentally
The name “Google” came about by chance. It was originally intended to be called “Googol,” a term referring to the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.
When typewriters were first introduced, typing too quickly could cause the keys to jam. To prevent this issue, the QWERTY layout was designed, strategically placing frequently used letters farther apart to slow down typists and reduce the likelihood of jamming.
20.More than 500 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
As of May 2019, over 500 hours of video were being uploaded to YouTube every minute, which amounts to roughly 30,000 hours of new content every hour.
21.The exposure of the first photo took 8 hours.
The photograph, titled View from the Window at Le Gras, is believed to be the world’s first surviving photograph, captured by Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827. Due to the technical constraints of the time, the exposure took a staggering 8 hours.
22.You’re constantly stuck in the past.
What you’re experiencing in this moment actually occurred 80 milliseconds ago.
According to a study led by Dr. David Eagleman at the Baylor College of Medicine, our consciousness trails real-time events by about 80 milliseconds.
23.Facebook offers a $500 reward for discovering a bug in their code.
If you discover a security vulnerability in Facebook’s code, they are offering rewards starting at $500 for reporting it! The highest bounty ever given by Facebook was a remarkable $50,000.
24.At 3:15 PM, when Michael Jackson passed away, Twitter, Wikipedia, and AOL Instant Messenger all experienced crashes.
Google initially thought the surge in search requests indicated a DDoS attack on their search engine, leading them to block searches related to Michael Jackson for 30 minutes. At 3:15 PM, Twitter experienced a crash, and Wikipedia followed suit. Additionally, AOL Instant Messenger went down for 40 minutes.
25.Samsung originally began as a small grocery store.
The renowned smartphone and electronics powerhouse originally began as a grocery store in March 1938. In the 1960s, Samsung expanded into the electronics sector.
26.YouTube was originally conceived as a dating platform.
YouTube.com was registered on February 14, 2005—Valentine’s Day—with the initial goal of being a video-dating platform. The concept was for users to upload videos where they discussed their ideal partner. However, after a period of little activity, YouTube shifted its focus, allowing users to upload all kinds of videos, not just dating-related content.
27.The First Computer Programmer Was a Woman
Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician, is often regarded as the world’s first computer programmer. She wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine in the mid-1800s, long before computers existed.
28.The World’s First Mobile Phone Call
The first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973. He made the call on a device that was 10 inches tall and weighed about 2.5 pounds!
29.The Internet is Older Than Most Think
The internet, as we know it, started taking shape in the 1960s with the development of ARPANET, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
30.Over 50% of the World’s Population is Online
As of recent years, more than half of the world’s population has access to the internet, meaning billions of people use it for communication, information, and entertainment every day.
31.The First 1GB Hard Drive Weighed 550 Pounds
IBM’s first 1GB hard drive, introduced in 1980, weighed a whopping 550 pounds and cost around $40,000!
32.Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator
Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, was created by a person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. To this day, no one knows the true identity behind this name.
33.The First Video Game Was Created in 1958
William Higinbotham created Tennis for Two in 1958 on an oscilloscope, which is considered one of the first video games. However, Pong (1972) is typically credited as the first commercially successful video game.
34.3D Printing Can Create Buildings
3D printing isn’t just for small objects. In recent years, entire buildings have been printed using large-scale 3D printers. Some companies are even exploring 3D-printed homes as an affordable and sustainable housing solution.
