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Binary is Wild, But Computers are Wilder

Binary code literally makes up all of the information that you've ever seen on a computer. These letters, this website, your cursor, even your phone's user interface are created using a system of computer language that literally computes faster than the speed of light. Computers nowadays are absurdly strong, even stronger than you can fathom. 

History Is Wild

The Eiffel Tower was actually originally intended to stand in Barcelona. Unfortunately, Gustave Eiffel (the artist behind the Eiffel tower) decided that Barcelona was too "ugly" to put the Eiffel tower, so he sold it to Paris instead. French critics don't much like the Eiffel tower either.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.