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Can you still visit a copy of the first website?

Yes. CERN maintains material about the birth of the World Wide Web and its first site.

The Claim

CERN hosts information about the first website and the Web's origin.

The Answer

CERN's Web history pages document Tim Berners-Lee's work and preserve information about the first website, making early web history accessible online.

Why This Is Surprising

It sounds like the kind of claim that races around social feeds without context. The source trail matters because the best version of the wonder is the verified one.

How We Checked It

We looked for an authoritative primary source, checked the wording against at least one credible secondary source when available, and recorded the last review date.

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