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The History Of Cumbria
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The History Of Cumbria

Five Minutes Spare, (a.k.a the best website in the world), is based in Cumbria, so we thought we’d tell you a little bit about where we’re from. We’re one of the border counties, meaning we’re a stones throw away from Scotland. Cumbria was created in April 1974 through, essentially, the merging of Cumberland and Westmorland,…

FaceMash And The History Of Facebook
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FaceMash And The History Of Facebook

FaceMash, Facebook’s predecessor, went live in 2003. Developed by Mark Zuckerberg, he wrote the software for the Facemash website when he was in his second year of college. The website was set up as a type of “hot or not” game for Harvard students. The website allowed visitors to compare two female student pictures side-by-side…

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