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The first recorded case of email spam was in 1978.
The first spam email was sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager at Digital Equipment Corporation, to 400 ARPANET users. The message promoted a new computer model, and while it did generate some sales, it also generated numerous complaints and established a precedent for unsolicited mass emails.
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Vikings held competitive insulting contests.
Called 'flyting,' these verbal duels were highly formalized competitions where participants would exchange elaborate poetic insults. The contests...
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The first recorded case of identity theft was in ancient Rome.
In 49 BC, a man named Hegestratos took out a large insurance policy on a cargo ship carrying...
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Cleopatra was not Egyptian.
Despite being Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra was actually of Macedonian Greek descent. She was a member of the...