1. The Firefox logo isn’t a fox.
There is a common misbelief that because the browser is named Firefox, the logo must be a fox.
Surprisingly, the cute furry creature in the logo is actually a red panda!
2. The first Apple logo isn’t what you would think.
Originally, it featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree, with an apple about to fall on his head.
It was designed back in 1976 and featured a phrase around the border that read “Newton…A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought…alone”.
Seems kind of dark!
3. A Petabyte is a lot of data.
We all know 1 GB is the same as 1024 MB, but did you know that 1 petabyte (PB) is equivalent to 1024 terabytes (TB)?
To give an example of how big this is, a 1 PB hard drive could hold 13.3 years of HD-TV video.
A 50 PB hard drive could hold the entire written works of mankind, from the beginning of recorded history, in all languages.
4. The Radio took 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million.
You would think the invention of the radio would be a big deal, but it took 38 years for the radio to reach an audience of 50 million.
Meanwhile, the iPod only took 3 years to reach the same milestone!
5. The first camera needed an incredibly long exposure.
The first photograph ever taken in 1826 took 8 hours to expose!
The creator of that camera, Louis Daguerre, was able to lower that time drastically to just 15 minutes in 1839.
6. GPS is free… for some.
Even though it is free to use GPS globally, it costs $2 million dollars to operate every day.
This money comes from American tax revenue.
7. The original Xbox had sound snippets of real space missions.
The original Xbox contained edited sound bites from actual transmissions from the Apollo missions.
If you left the Xbox on the home screen, eventually you’ll hear whispers of conversation – actual chatter from the Apollo mission.
8. The first alarm clock could only ring at one time.
Literally, one time! The first mechanical alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m. invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787.
It wasn’t until 1876 that a wind-up alarm clock was made that could be set for any time.
9. The government used PlayStation 3’s… but not for gaming.
In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense.
They used PS3’s because it was more cost-efficient and “green.”
10. The first online gaming was before the year 2000.
Sega Dreamcast was the first 128-bit console to hit the market.
Released in 1999, it was the first console that allowed real-time online play.
Unfortunately, it was a little too early for its time, as back then, most internet connections were not reliable enough.
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