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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
NASA's second Space Shuttle Orbiter was the Columbia. On April 12, 1981, it became the first to fly into Earth orbit. |
Technology |
11/02/08 |
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32 |
Philips introduced the first cassette tape in 1963. |
Technology > Gadgets |
08/14/08 |
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33 |
Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple Computers. |
Technology > Computers |
11/19/10 |
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34 |
The first domain name ever registered was symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. |
Technology > Internet |
01/01/09 |
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35 |
The first item ever scanned at a retail checkout using a UPC symbol was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum. |
Technology |
10/15/09 |
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36 |
The first item ever scanned at a retail checkout using a UPC symbol was on June 26, 1974. |
Technology |
10/12/09 |
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37 |
The first Macintosh computer was called the Macintosh 128K. |
Technology > Computers |
05/16/08 |
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38 |
The first manned mission to land on the Moon was the Apollo 11 mission. |
Technology |
01/12/09 |
|
39 |
The hex code for black is 000000. |
Technology > Internet |
06/15/08 |
|
40 |
The hex code for blue is 0000FF. |
Technology > Internet |
06/17/08 |
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41 |
The hex code for cyan is 00FFFF. |
Technology > Internet |
06/21/08 |
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42 |
The hex code for green (color wheel / X11) is 00FF00. |
Technology > Internet |
06/17/08 |
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43 |
The iPhone X was released on Nov 3, 2017. |
Technology > Gadgets |
11/03/17 |
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44 |
The Java 2 Platform Standard Edition version 1.2, released December 4, 1998, was code named "Playground". |
Technology > Computers |
12/06/09 |
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45 |
The Java 2 Platform Standard Edition version 1.3, released May 8, 2000, was code named "Kestrel". |
Technology > Computers |
12/06/09 |
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