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Fun fact: The First Computer Bug Was Real
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Anthony Olajide
Jan 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The term "bug" in coding comes from a real, literal bug! In 1947, a moth got stuck in a computer at Harvard causing a malfunction. Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer science, found the moth and documented it as the first "bug" found in a machine.
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Anthony Olajide
5 days ago
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diltony@yahoo.com
5 days ago
Fancy that! I never knew that was the origin of computer bugs.
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