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How long ago was the first email?
The first email was about 55 years ago.
The first email was sent in 1971.
Its sender later guessed the test message was something like QWERTYUIOP.
The first email turns 60 in 2031.
If you were born before 1971, you're older than the first email.
Mind-bender: The first email is closer in time to the first public demonstration of television (1926) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
Check my birthdayAlso from 1971
Older than the first email
Younger than the first email
People born in 1971: see what else you're older than.