Tech Facts Series 1 of 10

Facts Related To Technology 

1. 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!
2. 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!
3. Millions of tons of technology are thrown out each year-  Specifically, 220 million tons of old computers, along with other devices, are thrown away every year in the U.S. alone.
4. Robot laws are being put into place-  The European Union is suggesting laws that implement an emergency kill switch into all robots. Additionally, they will be required to be programmed to never harm a human.
5. Most of the purchases in China are done with mobile phones-  Chinese people love online shopping, apparently! Around 70% of online purchases are made with mobile phones. Meanwhile, only 46% of online purchases in the U.S. are done with a cell phone.
6. Filipinos use social media more than Americans-  Between adult users in the Philippines, 93% use social networking sites, which is quite higher than the 74% that use it in the U.S. They mostly use it to talk about music and movies, and slightly fewer use it to talk about sports.
7. There are only 21 million Bitcoins that can be mined in total-  You’d think as it’s a digital currency, the amount of bitcoins available would be unlimited. However if this was the case, that would devalue the currency and render it worthless.
8. The first computer virus was harmless-  In 1971, the first ever computer virus was developed. Named Creeper, it was made as an experiment just to see how it spread between computers. The virus simply displayed the message: “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!” The first virus ever released into the wild was called Brain, which also wasn’t harmful.
9. Google uses the same amount of energy as 200,000 homes-  It’s no surprise this tech powerhouse needs a lot of power! That accounts for about 0.013% of the entire world’s energy use. And while not all of their energy is from wind and solar, they purchase carbon offsets which leaves them with no carbon footprint!
10. The average Facebook user has less than 200 friends-  Slightly over 40% of people on Facebook have between 0-200 friends. The close second clocks in at 38% of Facebook users having 200-500 friends. Even less, 20% of users have over 500 friends on Facebook.

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