10 fascinating facts about the Internet and the Web
Summary: Prepare to get your learn on with these 10 interesting and little-known facts about one of mankind's greatest achievements: the Internet (and the Web, too).
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The first Webcam stream? A coffee pot, of course!
See the tiny, pitiful image above? It's not a secret missile silo, confidential alien autopsy, or any other clandestine governmental thing you might expect to see in images from the first Webcam. No, instead, it's a coffee pot. Yes, the first Webcam, created at the University of Cambridge, was used to monitor a coffee pot.
Hey, man... I'm not judging! I mean, as I'm sitting here writing this, I'm throwing back a coffee-infused beverage, so I KNOW how important this stuff is to keeping the inspiration flowing! I just think it's hilariously awesome that the first images streamed via Webcam were of a coffee pot. So perfect.
Image source: Wikipedia
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