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10/08/2016 13:19 BST

5 Facts You Didn't Know About The Internet

Who knew!

The internet is no longer just a single web page, it’s an ecosystem, a virtual world which touches almost every living human on the planet.

Yet despite its immense power, the internet and its most famous brands came from some very odd, and humble beginnings.

Buzzfeed have dug up some of the most fascinating facts about the world wide web and compiled them into this glorious video of discovery.

Watch the video above and discover that YouTube was originally intended to be a dating website, and more....

These are the robots and drones that will change our lives in 2016:

  • Robots that can deliver other robots:
    Robots that can deliver other robots:
    Amazon/AP
    Amazon Prime Air is a drone delivery service which the company is currently testing. The company aims to deliver products within just 30 minutes of the customer pressing the 'order' button. (AP Photo/Amazon)
  • Robots that could soon be saving lives:
    Robots that could soon be saving lives:
    MARK RALSTON via Getty Images
    The robot 'CHIMP' developed by Team Tartan Rescue from the US prepares to complete a task during the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. It is hoped that these robots will eventually replace emergency services workers during events like the Fukushima nuclear disaster. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Robots that can carry your stuff:
    Robots that can carry your stuff:
    MARK RALSTON via Getty Images
    A robotic cheetah runs during a demonstration at the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. DARPA's four-legged robots have been designed to carry supplies and ammunition for the US Army. Capable of travelling over tough terrain the hope is that these will eventually replace the need for trucks or small vehicles. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Robots that can kill:
    Robots that can kill:
    AFP via Getty Images
    A sentry robot freezes a hypothetical intruder by pointing its machine gun during its test in Cheonan. South Korea unveiled a high-tech, machine gun-toting sentry robot that could support its troops in detecting and killing intruders along the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The weapons-grade robot can detect, raise the alarm and provide suppressive fire. (KIM DONG-JOO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Robots that can race each other:
    Robots that can race each other:
    YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images
    Japan's motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor introduces the prototype model of a motorcycle riding robot 'Motobot' during a press preview at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo on 28, 2015. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Robots that are toys:
    Robots that are toys:
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    The Sphero BB-8 remote controlled droid is on display at CES Unveiled, a media preview event for CES International, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Las Vegas. The robot is controlled by an app for a mobile device. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  • Robots that will do your weekly shop:
    Robots that will do your weekly shop:
    A new delivery drone company plans to revolutionise the way we do our shopping by replacing your weekly trip to Sainsbury's with a tiny delivery robot which will bring your fruit and veg straight to your door. (Starship Technologies)
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