There are a whole lot of interesting computer facts that are still dug down deep inside. However, for the present situation, we still have a good number of interesting facts about computer that you probably did not know before.

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In general, you can also consider these as one of the most interesting facts about technology (not exactly computer facts). Though we have come far ahead and now have a variety of good computers or good laptop brands still, numerous fun facts about computers do exist. Unfortunately, the facts that amuse you aren’t necessarily the truth.
So, we bring you a filtered list of the most interesting computer facts that you probably did not know before.

Interesting Computer Facts We Bet You Don’t Know

1. The first disk drive to use removable media was the IBM 1311. You may not believe, but as you can see in the image below, it resembles the look of a washing machine. It was quite big, yet it had a storage capacity of fewer than 5 megabytes.


2. With the standard QWERTY keyboard, the longest word one can write is “Typewriter”.

3. Douglas Engelbart introduced the first computer mouse to the world. It is now one of the most necessary computer peripheral. To our surprise, the body (or the base) was made of wood with metal wheels supporting to roll back and forth. Only it had a cord connected to it, which was interpreted as the tail of a mouse (the small cute rodent). Hence, it was termed as the “Mouse” for a computer.
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4. A normal human being blinks around 20 times a minute. But, when compared to a computer user, they blink just 7 times a minute on an average. Simply, we tend to concentrate more on the screen, so we usually blink a lot less in front of a computer than we do normally.


6. Ada Lovelace (of course, a lovely lady!), an English mathematician and a writer, is considered as the first computer programmer. She is known for her work on the “Analytical Engine” (Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer). Her notes on the engine served as the first algorithm to be carried out by a machine.
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9. Have you heard about the computer who can tell whether the smile is fake or real? Trust me, it is not a rumor. It is true, and a computer system developed at MIT can do that.


11. Did you know that with the help of USB flash drive you can brick a computer in seconds? All you need is the “USB Killer 2.0”. Check out some other Computer Tips that could be helpful to you.


13. The architects who were responsible for building Bill Gates’ private mansion claim that it was designed using a Mac program (obviously running on a Mac system). There might not be any evidence to give shape to this as a rock solid fact but it is still something interesting to discuss.

14. The first 1 GB hard drive was announced by IBM in 1980 which had a price tag of $40,000!
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16. The 12 engineers who made IBM PC were named as “The Dirty Dozen”.
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17. The first microprocessor 4004 which literally set the path for the modern computing era was developed by Intel. Surprisingly, it was meant to be used for a calculator. And, then it evolved.
You will not be affected by viruses just by opening an email. It is only activated when you click a link or access an attachment.
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19. ILOVEYOU is considered to be the most dangerous virus ever created in the form of a worm. It has the ability to replicate itself and crash the system. It arrived through e-mail messages as a love letter from a secret admirer.
When a user opens the email and clicks on the attachment available, the virus starts its magic.
ILOVEYOU, being potentially the most dangerous virus, did not do much damage as compared to the one which was the fastest spread virus program.
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21. If Xerox Alto (first computer to support an Operating System based on a Graphical User Interface) would not have been designed, Apple Macintosh probably would have never existed.
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22. In 1936, the Russians made a computer that ran on water.
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