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https://thisdayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/msword1.jpg Microsoft Word 1.0 for MS-DOS was released on 29th September 1983. You have almost 100 trillion bacteria in your gut weighing around 1.5 kg! This is more than the human cells in your body by a factor of 100 to one. The brain processes visual information 60,000 times faster than the time it takes for the brain to decode text. Visual content makes up 93% of all human communication. The Sun travels at a speed of 20 kilometers per second. The length of the world's longest war in human history is 781 years. The fear of worms is called helminthophobia. A cat has 32 muscles in each of its ears. A ferret can sleep for up to 20 hours a day. Humans share about 60% of genes with chickens - roughly the same amount as they do with bananas. A fingerprint has 40 unique characteristics, but an iris has 256 - providing a reason why retina scans are good for biometric security. Algeria is the largest c