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| Bland is beautiful. Data-center operators like their structures to be boring and anonymous like this one - Equinix's in Secaucus, N.J. |
Everything is backed up. The Uniterruptible Power Supply backs up electric power. These batteries at Equinix's New Jersey center help back up the UPS.
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| Uninterruptible Power Supply gear at a Yahoo data center conditions electricity as it comes into the data center, and if power fails, keeps the center running until the generators kick in. |
Spools of wire in Yahoo's signature colors, purple and yellow.
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Concrete pipes, some 14 inches in diameter, handle the flow of water at AT&T's data center.
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Servers at AT&T's data center in Ashburn, Va., are linked together - and to the outside world - by cables and wires. |
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| Most servers are stacked in racks such as these at the AT&T data center in Virginia. |
A water tank at AT&T's data center in Ashburn, Va. To keep the data center cool, AT&T continuously pumps 13.5 million gallons of water a day. |
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Did you know?...
- Women in ancient Egypt prevented pregnancy with plugs made of crocodile droppings?
- Based on artifacts and cave paintings, Ice Age women were likely to enjoy sex as much as their male mates?
- In 2005, the average first time for US girls occurred at the age of 17?
- Known aphrodisiacs of the food world include chocolate, oysters and spicy foods?
- That females have a weaker sex drive than men is a cultural misconception?
- The most common sexual problem among men is premature ejaculation?
- It is a common misconception that pregnancy can’t occur without male orgasm?
- Whether put to use or not, males produce about 300 million sperm every day?
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