- The first Apple logo isn’t what you would think
Did you know that, Originally, it featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree, with an apple about to fall on his head? In addition, 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. Google rents out goats
You read that right, instead of mowing their lawn, Google rents goats to eat the grass at their Mountain View headquarters.
A herder will bring 200 goats which are herded by a border collie named Jen.
3. The first-ever VCR was the size of a piano.
Yes readers, When the first VCR (Video Camera Recorder) was made in 1956, it was the size of a piano.
4. Samsung is 38 years and 1 month older than Apple
Samsung was founded as a grocery store on March 1, 1938, by Lee Byung-Chull.
Apple Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer Inc. on April 1, 1976.
5. 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.
6. The first computer mouse wasn’t made from plastic
Back in 1964, Doug Engelbart invented the first-ever computer mouse! Back then, it was made out of wood. It was rectangular and featured a little button on the top right. He called it a mouse because the cord coming out of the back reminded him of the tiny rodents.
7. 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 PS3s because it was more cost-efficient and “green.”
8. 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.
9. Nintendo didn’t start as a video games company
Founded in 1889, Nintendo was around long before computers! So what did they sell?
From 1889-to 1956, Nintendo was a playing card company. They still manufacture playing cards in Japan, and even have a bridge tournament called the “Nintendo Cup”.
10. YouTube was created to be a dating site
Undeniably, YouTube.com was registered on February 14th, 2005 (Valentine’s day) to be a video-dating site. It was designed in a way for people to upload videos of themselves speaking about the partner of their dreams. But after some time when no one was uploading their videos, YouTube changed to allow uploading of any kind of video.
11. Samsung started as a grocery store
You won’t believe it but The popular smartphone and electronics giant started as a grocery store in March 1938. In the 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry.
12. Facebook will pay $500 if you find a bug in their code
As a part of their Bug Bounty program,, If you find a security bug in Facebook’s code, they are willing to pay from $500 for you to tell them about it!
You won’t believe that The largest bounty ever reported to Facebook received $50,000.
13. Over 500 hours of YouTube are uploaded every minute.
Surprisingly, As of May 2019, more than 500 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube every minute. This equates to approximately 30,000 hours of newly uploaded content per hour.
14. 350,000 tweets are sent per minute
Every second, on average, around 6,000 tweets are tweeted on Twitter, which corresponds to over 350,000 tweets sent per minute, 500 million tweets per day and around 200 billion tweets per year.
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