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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And the most popular adult site on the Web is...

According to Alexa's rankings, xHamster is the most popular adult Web site on the Internet, ranking 44th overall in the list of top-500 Web sites, globally. This is in contrast to how Alexa ranks adult sites, categorically, where rankings are typically based on the strength of individual pages, rather than overall site strength.

From coffee pots, to YouTube, to xHamster; we really have come full circle, haven't we?

To note, I really, really, really wanted to use this image at the top, instead of the xHamster logo, but I couldn't locate the original photographer, despite some intense searching. Boooo!

Image source: xHamster's Steam community profile

 

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  • The article

    This is great, thank you!
    ladyczikita
  • Burners-Lee?

    I think it's Tim BErners-Lee?
    rdcabebox
  • servers? PCs? Switches? Cables?

    Oh yes, the Internet weighs a bit more than a strawberry !
    kleykenb
    • The cables, switches, servers and other hardware are NOT the Internet

      The electrons they carry are.
      .DeusExMachina.
  • Countries?!?

    Huh. I wasn't aware Europe and North America were "countries."
    Scott Kitts