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The first thing that almost brought down the Internet was a simple little program that was intended to map how big the new-fangled Internet had gotten, to satisfy the curiosity of a university student.

The second thing that almost brought down the Internet was the death of a pop star, one that no-one truly believed could ever die.

The third thing that almost brought down the Internet was the PR battle between the most powerful government on the planet and its citizens when they found out about how much they were spied upon.

The fourth thing did bring it down.