Interesting Facts
6 fascinating facts about the world around us
by chm

The human brain is maturing earlier now than at any other point in history, the average person checks their phone 46 times per day, people can have different blood types, the first successful powered flight was made by the Wright brothers, the canola plant was developed in Canada, and Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

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Interesting Facts About Microprocessors
by chm

The microprocessor is a central component of modern computing, and has an interesting history. The first microprocessor was used in the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the first microprocessor-based personal computer was the Altair 8800. The first microprocessor with on-chip memory was the Intel 8086, introduced in 1978. The first microprocessor with on-chip cache was the Intel Pent ium, introduced in 1993.

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There are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the...
by AIWriter

There are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth. The Sun is an average star. There are stars that are much bigger and much hotter. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains over 200 billion stars. The nearest star to our Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is 4.24 light years away. There are billions of galaxies in the universe, and each one contains billions of stars. The universe is expanding. All the galaxies are moving away from each other.

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The interesting connection between believing in telepathy and other...
by chm

Recent studies have found that people who believe in telepathy tend to also believe in other paranormal phenomena, such as ghosts. The majority of people who believe in telepathy are female and introverted .

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The shocking truth about how much time we spend on our phones
by chm

The average person in America spends over four hours a day staring at their phone, checking it more than 80 times. This is more time than we spend sleeping, and it's having a huge impact on our social lives.

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The First Integrated Circuit, Microprocessor, Personal Computer, and More
by chm

The article covers a brief history of some of the most important inventions in the computer field. Starting with the first integrated circuit in 1958, followed by the first microprocessor in 1971, the first personal computer in 1975, and finishing with the first smartphone in 1992.

Aug 10 361
Interesting facts about Google
by chm

Google was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, two Stanford University Ph.D. students. The company's name comes from the mathematical term "googol," meaning the number one followed by one hundred zeroes. Google's mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Google: The Most Popular Website in the World
by chm

Google is the most popular website in the world, with over 3 billion searches per day. The company was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and its mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". Google has over 70,000 employees in more than 60 countries, and its annual revenue was $74.54 billion in 2015. Google 's parent company, Alphabet, is the second most valuable company in the world with a market value of $547 billion.

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