The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 AM — invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787

The fax machine was invented in 1843 — 33 years before the telephone

Alexander Bain patented the electric fax machine in 1843, predating Bell's telephone by 33 years

The printing press was invented by Gutenberg around 1440 — but China had movable type 400 years earlier

Gutenberg's press, circa 1440, followed China's 1000-year-old movable type innovation

The first computer bug was an actual bug — a moth found in a Harvard Mark II relay in 1947

A moth caused a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947

You blink about 15-20 times per minute — roughly 1,200 times per hour

Blink rate: 15-20 times/min, 1,200 times/hour

The first website went live on August 6, 1991 — created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN

Tim Berners-Lee launched the first website on August 6, 1991, at CERN

The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson — he chose the @ symbol

Ray Tomlinson sent the first email in 1971, using the @ symbol