1. The term "robot" was coined by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his 1920 play "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)."
2. The first computer virus, called "Creeper," was created in the early 1970s as an experiment to demonstrate the potential vulnerabilities of computer systems.
3. The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) dates back to ancient civilizations, with myths and legends featuring automatons and mechanical beings.
4. Ada Lovelace, often regarded as the world's first computer programmer, wrote algorithms for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the mid-1800s.
5. The Turing Test, proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1950, assesses a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human.
6. The term "algorithm" is derived from the name of the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who lived in the 9th century.
7. The first electronic digital computer, called the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), was completed in 1945 and weighed over 27 tons.
8. The word "computer" initially referred to a person who performed calculations manually, often using tools like an abacus or slide rule.
9. The World Wide Web was invented by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while working at CERN.
10. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am," consisting of a subject and a verb.
11. The "Atari" in the company name Atari, Inc. comes from the Japanese board game "Go," where it is a term used to warn an opponent that they are about to lose.
12. The QWERTY keyboard layout, still used in most English-speaking countries, was designed in the 1860s for typewriters to prevent key jamming.
13. The term "Wi-Fi" doesn't actually stand for anything. It was chosen as a catchy brand name for wireless technology by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
14. The world's first website, created by Tim Berners-Lee, went live on August 6, 1991. It was dedicated to information about the World Wide Web project.
15. The "404" error message for web pages not found originated from the room number at CERN where the World Wide Web project was developed.
16. The world's first webcam was created in 1991 at the University of Cambridge to monitor the coffee pot in a shared break room.
17. The term "spam" for unwanted email originated from a Monty Python sketch where the word was repetitively used, similar to how spam email inundates inboxes.
18. The first video uploaded to YouTube, titled "Me at the zoo," was uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005.
19. The concept of emoticons, such as :-) for a smiley face, originated in online communication in the 1980s as a way to convey emotions through text.
20. The "hashtag" symbol (#) used on social media to mark keywords or topics originated from its use in internet relay chat (IRC) channels to categorize messages.
21. The term "cloud computing" refers to the delivery of computing services, including storage, servers, databases, networking, and software, over the internet.
22. The "GIF" file format, initially developed by CompuServe in 1987, stands for Graphics Interchange Format.
23. The first commercially available mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, went on sale in 1983. It weighed nearly 2 pounds and cost $3,995.
24. The concept of virtual reality (VR) dates back to the 1960s, but it gained widespread attention in the 1990s with the development of VR headsets and immersive experiences.
25. The "like" button on Facebook was originally going to be called the "awesome" button.
26. The term "selfie" was coined in 2002 by an Australian man named Nathan Hope, who posted a photo of his injured lip on an online forum.
27. The most expensive domain name ever sold is "insurance.com," which was purchased for $35.6 million in 2010.
28. The longest word you can type using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard is "typewriter."
29. The longest English word without a vowel is "rhythms."
30. The first email was sent by computer programmer Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971. He doesn't remember what it said.