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It’s a classic pub-quiz trivia question: who invented Wi-Fi? Australia! The clever country, creators of one of the hallmark technologies of the internet age. On a day the Trump White House is ...

Who invented football and when? Where was 'The Beautiful Game' of soccer born? GOAL takes a look at the history and origins of the sport. Since then, while the rules of the sport have gradually ...

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Green beer on St. Patrick's Day has been around for more than a century. Do you know why people drink green beer on St. Patrick's Day? Although we’re pretty sure that no Irishman worth his ...

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Alex Stamos, former chief information security officer at Facebook and Yahoo, outlines how AI is changing both offense and defense in information security.