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Unplug and Save Energy

Phenomenal Friday fact!

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If we turned off home computers when not in use, we would cut their CO2 impact by 8.3 millions tons a year or 50 percent.

Photograph by Adam Austin, My Shot
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The Internet Turns 40!

It’s hard for most of us to imagine life without the Internet! The phenomenon, originally known as the ARPANET was born September 2, 1969, when one computer passed information to another through a cable. Soon other researchers and scientists connected their computers to this network and shared information over long distances.

Learn more on National Geographic News.

Play Pluto’s Secret on National Geographic Kids.