What is the Earliest Internet Browser?

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Released on April 22, 1993, NCSA Mosaic was the world's first Internet browser. It was created by researchers at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) of the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and was designed to allow people to easily retrieve data from computer networks.

What is the Largest Free Email Provider?

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MSN Hotmail is the world's largest free web-based e-mail service provider, with more than 110 million active subscribers as of January 2003. The Hotmail user base has grown more than 10 times since January 1998 – more than the world population has grown in the last fifty years.

What is the Fastest Roller Coaster?

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The world's fastest roller coaster is Top Thrill Dragster, a hydraulically launched 'strata-coaster' at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA, which reaches its maximum speed of 193 km/h (120 mph) just four seconds after launch.

What is the Most Valuable Guitar?

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Eric Clapton's (UK) 'Blackie' Fender Stratocaster guitar sold for $959,500 (£528,976), to US chain The Guitar Centre at Christie's in New York, USA on June 24, 2004.

What is the Most Expensive Cell Phone?

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A cellphone designed by David Morris International, of London, UK, sold for $104, 050 in 1996. Made entirely from 18-carat gold, it has a keypad encrusted with pink and white diamonds.

What is the Most Expensive Airport?

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The new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, which opened on July 6th, 1998, cost a total of $20 billion (£12 billion). The bill included the airport terminal building, which at 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long is the largest in the world.

Who is the youngest billionaire?

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The world’s youngest billionaire is His Serene Highness 12th Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis (b. June 24, 1983, Germany) with an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion (£1.14 billon) according to the Forbes Rich List 2004.

What is the Largest Production Budget Given to a Movie?

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The largest production budget given to a movie before filming started is US$170 million (£118 million) for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (USA 2003), which began shooting on April 8, 2002.

The record was previously held by World War II drama Pearl Harbour. In the third installment of the sci-fi action series, Arnold Swarzenegger – who received the world's highest salary for an actor – reprises his role as a futuristic cyborg, this time sent from the future to protect hero John Conner (Nick Stahl) from the T-X Terminatrix, a female Terminator played by Kristanna Loken.

What is the Largest Worldwide TV Network?

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CNN International can be seen in 212 countries and territories through a network of 23 satellites. Around 149 million households across the planet can tune in, making it the world's largest TV network. CNN made its name as an important news source when it covered the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. Turner's television operations were acquired in 1996 by Time Warner Inc and Turner became the company's vice-chairman.