The months of April and May could well be celebrated as the birth months of spam — those notoriously undesired messages that clog our information highways. This is because the earliest known case of spam took place on May 3, 1978 and the first such case in the Web as we know it now took place on April 12, 1994. A.S.Ganesh turns off his spam filters to give you these two tales… Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Centre raises export duties on diesel, aviation turbine fuel Science Snapshots: April 12, 2026