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The first recorded use of OMG was in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill.
Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher wrote to Winston Churchill in 1917, using 'OMG' as an abbreviation for 'Oh My God.' The letter is now in the Churchill Archives Centre. This shows that what we consider modern internet slang sometimes has surprisingly old origins.
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The first recorded instance of ransom software was in 1989.
The 'AIDS Trojan' was distributed via floppy disk to AIDS researchers, encrypting their files and demanding payment for...
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The first recorded case of a serial killer was in Ancient Rome.
Locusta was a professional poisoner in the 1st century AD who was eventually executed by Emperor Galba. She...
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Ancient Greek athletes competed in the Olympics nude.
The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word 'gymnos' meaning naked. Athletes competed nude, and it was considered...