Here are some random facts for you.
1. A man named Ray Tomlinson is credited with deciding to use “@” (the “at symbol”) for email, to separate the username from the destination machine. This was in 1971. Before that, the symbol was relatively obscure.
Ray was working on the earliest email program, the ARPANET system, which was the first time mail could be sent between different computers.
2. Canada was almost named “Efisga,” which stood for England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Aboriginal lands.
3. New Hampshire is the only state where it’s still legal for an adult to drive without wearing a seatbelt.
4. Stars can “eat” planets. If a planet gets too close to its star, the star will basically pull it in and devour it.
5. Rain contains the vitamin B12.
(Wikipedia / Canada / Wikipedia / Live Science / Nature.com)
