DID YOU KNOW…?

1- The name “Google” is now a verb in English as well. It means “to look for
information on the Internet using the Google search engine”.
2- The MSN logo includes a multi-coloured butterfly.
3- At different times, YouTube has been banned in several countries including
Iran, Turkey, Morocco, because of unsuitable content.
4- In 2005, the wife of a radio DJ sold her husband’s sports car on eBay for less
than € 1 after she heard her husband was flirting with a woman on his show.
5- Wikipedia has got articles in more than 250 different languages. Nobody is
paid for writing these articles.
6- One of Wikipedia’s regular editors claimed to be a university professor.
Eventually, it was discovered that he was a 24-year-old college drop-out.
7- People stated using e-mail before they started using the Internet.
8- Identity thieves often use e-mail to find out people’s personal information
such as bank account and credit card numbers.
9- Spam is the name of a tinned mat from the USA. Many tins of Spam were
eaten in Britain after World War II. People began using the word “spam” for
unwanted e-mails.
10- Mail sent by the postal service is now often called “snail mail” because it
takes much longer than e-mail.