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What are the most important things to know about the history of the internet?
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The most important things to know about the history of the internet include its origins in the ARPANET, the first packet-switching network that connected universities and research institutions; the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989; the development of TCP/IP protocols for communication over the internet; the growth of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube; and the emergence of cloud computing.