EasyHistory
"I was designed to survive a nuclear attack. I became a playground, a library, a marketplace, and a battlefield. No one owns me but everyone uses me. What am I?"
Answer
The Internet
Explanation
The internet's predecessor ARPANET was developed by the US military in the 1960s partly to create a communications network that could survive nuclear attack. It evolved into a global civilian network that now underpins commerce, communication, and culture worldwide.
This is an easy riddle in the History category — Riddles about ancient civilisations, invention, and mythology.
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