NOT REALLY! But if you have a few minutes to waste, you
might find some of these Internet Facts mildly amusing.
21 Facts About The Internet You Should Know
You probably use it every day but how well do you
know your Internet?
Ever wonder how all this foolishness got started in the
first place and why? How big it really is? How many present
users there are? The average time spent on a website?
Here are 21 facts you might or might not want to know
about the Internet.
1. Who coined the phrase 'World Wide Web'?
Tim Berners-Lee in 1990. He's also considered by most
people as the person who started the whole thing rolling.
2. How did the Internet Start and Why?
It all started with the time-sharing of IBM computers in the
early 1960s at universities such as Dartmouth and Berkeley in
the States. People would share the same computer for their
computing tasks. The Internet also received help from Sputnik!
After this Russian Satellite was launched in 1957, President
Eisenhower formed ARPA to advance computer networking and
communication.