ARPANET, the precursor to the internet, was designed to survive nuclear attack by rerouting data around damage.

The internet was originally called ARPANET and was designed by the US military to survive a nuclear attack.

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The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest particle accelerator.

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The first computer mouse was made of wood — Douglas Engelbart built it in 1964.

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Your phone can still track your location even without GPS using signals.

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The calculator simplified mathematical computation.

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The development of MRI technology improved internal imaging.

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Bubble wrap was originally invented as textured wallpaper before finding its packaging purpose.

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Photography was originally called 'sun painting' — the word comes from Greek for 'light writing.'

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