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20080502 Friday May 02, 2008

Happy 30th Birthday, Spam!
On May 2nd, 1978 (or possibly May 3rd, depending on who you believe) Gary Thuerk sent the first ever unsolicited commercial email. Though the actual term SPAM wasn't coined for another 15 years, according to Brad Templeton.

Happy f5g birthday, Spam.

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