Human: What are the most important things to know about the history of the internet? Assistant: 
The most important things to know about the history of the internet include its origins in the ARPANET, the first packet-switching network that connected universities and research institutions; the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989; the development of TCP/IP protocols for communication over the internet; the growth of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube; and the emergence of cloud computing.