1 IT'S NOT THE INTERNET:
The internet is a network of computers, the web is just one way of accessing the net.
2 ONE MAN'S VISION: The web was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee as a means for universities to share research.
3 YOU SURF IT: Librarian Jean Armour Polly coined the term 'surfing the web'.
4 FIRST IMAGE: Tim Berners-Lee uploaded the first photo on the Web in 1992, an image of the band Les Horribles Cernettes.
5 WEBCAM: The first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University.
6 SPAM: Of the 247billion email messages sent each day, 81% are 'spam'.
7 AMAZON: Legend has it Amazon became the No.1 shopping site because, before the invention of Google, Yahoo listed sites alphabetically.
8 NAUGHTY: It is estimated that 80% of all images online are of naked women.
9 MP3: Invented in 1991, it is now the most popular file to save music.
10 WEB TV: Most of us use the web more often than we watch TV.
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