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5 Lesser-Known Tech Facts That Might Reshape How You Build Did you know the first software bug was an actual moth? Or that India has more internet users in rural areas than urban? Here are five lesser-known tech facts every founder and operator should know: 1. The first computer virus wasn’t malicious—it was created to test self-replicating code. 2. Most AI models degrade over time unless retrained with fresh data—your “set it and forget it” approach won’t work. 3. ISRO’s Mars mission cost less than the movie Gravity—showing frugal innovation is not a myth, it’s an Indian legacy. 4. Browser autofill data can be hacked invisibly with invisible form fields—UX shortcuts can backfire. 5. India’s UPI stack is being studied globally as a public digital infrastructure model—what if the next unicorn is a protocol, not a product?