Interesting Facts
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web
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Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web and the first website. He also created the first online chat service, bank, grocer, pet store, and travel agency.

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The Startup Capital of the World: Silicon Valley
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There are more startups in Silicon Valley than anywhere else in the world, and the average startup has a valuation of over $1 billion. The region is home to some of the world's largest technology companies, as well as many small and medium-sized businesses. The cost of living in Silicon Valley is among the highest in the United States, but the region remains one of the most desirable places to live and work in the world.

May 20 213
Quantum Mechanics: The Most Powerful Tool in the Universe
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Quantum mechanics is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes, from creating powerful computers to altering the past.

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The Sun: Interesting Facts
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The sun is incredibly large and contains a majority of the mass in the solar system. It is very far from Earth and light from the sun takes over 8 minutes to reach us. The sun is also very old, estimated to be around 4.6 billion years old.

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Black Holes: 100 Million and Counting
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There are an estimated 100 million to 1 billion black holes in the Milky Way galaxy alone. A black hole has the mass of about three times that of our Sun but is only about the size of a city. If you were to fall into a black hole, you would be stretched and shredded apart.

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Silicon Valley: Home to the World's Largest Technology Companies
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Silicon Valley is home to the world's largest technology companies and the world's largest concentration of high-tech workers. The region is named after the silicon chips that are used in computer processors .

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The History of the Internet: From First Website to First Social Media Site
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The internet has come a long way in a short amount of time. The first website was created in 1991, and the first email was sent in 1971. The first search engine was created in 1990, and the first social media site was created in 1997. The first online video was uploaded in 2005.

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Text messaging world records
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Text messaging is a popular way to communicate, and there are many world records associated with it. In 2006, the first text message was sent from a computer to a phone. In 2009, an Austrian man set the world record for typing the fastest text message on a phone. In 2010, a Japanese man set the world record for the longest text message ever sent. It was 5,08 5 characters long! In 2011, a team of researchers in the UK created the world's first functional text message in DNA. In 2012, a US company created a phone that can send text messages using Morse code. In 2013, a company in the UK created a phone that can send text messages using brain waves.

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