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On October 4, 2005, 19-year-old Samy Kamkar wanted to pull a practical joke on his new MySpace page to get a laugh out of his friends. Unbeknownst to him, he accidentally created a computer virus (JS.Spacehero), and in less than 24 hours, over one million users on MySpace would be infected with it. Not too long after, the computer worm shut the website down entirely. Did Samy just take brief control of the world's most popular social media? By using only his mouse and his keyboard?

On Christmas Day of 2009, the largest channels on YouTube were hit with a strange online prank. Several of their video thumbnails were replaced with random photos, ranging from musicians to snapshots of cartoon characters. Those responsible for the hack remain a mystery today, and how the hack was executed has yet to become conclusive. What circumstances could have possibly caused such a strange incident to occur, and why has the story itself remained in hiding for over a decade?

On February 9, 1964, multiple news reports alleged that all crime across the United States ceased for one hour after an unprecedented foreign invasion had hit the entire country. But what's the full story?

On July 22, 2009, Microsoft released what many critics would consider to be the greatest operating system ever made: Windows 7. Many critics praised the OS for its slick design, easy to use desktop interface, and its implementation of features that made it much more similar to other competing systems of the time such as Apple’s Mac OS X. However, Windows 7 looks and operates practically identical to Windows Vista, which has been considered one of the worst versions of Windows to ever be released. So, what makes Windows 7 stand out and how has Windows 7 continued to preserve its positive legacy even today?