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Subject: The *Did you know??* thread
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fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:49am
Lets share computer facts.. 
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fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:50am
A Wikipedia entry states that only 1 of Internet data and voice traffic is transmitted through satellite links while the remaining 99 is still carried by undersea cables spread across the worlds oceans. This explains why Internet services get disrupted when these undersea cables are damaged due to passing ships or in the event of an undersea earthquake. An interactive map - http://is.gd/Mi6dpJ * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:53am
The 80's arcade game Phoenix was the first game ever, to introduce the concept of end-level bosses. The game had players shoot their way through an alien mothership's defences. * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:54am
The minimum number of satellites needed to show your position on the GPS device is 3. A signal from one GPS satellite will just tell your distance from that particular satellite. If you know your approximate latitude and longitude, you can figure out which point you are at. Four satellites are necessary to accurately determine altitude. * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:55am
The first ever video that was uploaded on Youtube is by Jawed Karim (one of youtube founders) titled Me at zoo on April 23rd, 2005. This video is all of 18 seconds long. * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:57am
The ''www'' part of a web site (www.google.com) is optional and is not required by any web policy or standard. * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 06:59am
A whopping 11.5 million subscribers (and counting) play World of Warcraft - that's more or less the population of Goa. * +
fluidz 10.10.11 - 07:00am
Around 75 per cent of the music that is available for download has never been purchased and it is costing money just to be on the server. * +
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