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The Apollo guidance computer that landed astronauts on the Moon had less power than a modern calculator.
Email is older than the World Wide Web by about 22 years.
The first website is still online: info.cern.ch, launched by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991.
More photos are taken every two minutes today than were taken during the entire 19th century.
The first computer mouse, made in 1964, was carved from wood.
The fax machine was invented before the American Civil War.
The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet and could fly from New York to London in about 3.5 hours.
The Three Gorges Dam in China is the world's largest hydroelectric power station and can be seen from space.
The Golden Gate Bridge uses about 80,000 miles of wire in its two main cables.
The Hoover Dam contains enough concrete to build a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York City.
The world's most valuable brand is Apple, valued at over $880 billion.
The average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl commercial has risen from $42,000 in 1967 to over $7 million today.
The Panama Canal generates about $3.4 billion in revenue annually for Panama.
Apple became the first company to reach a $3 trillion market valuation in 2022.
The global diamond industry is worth about $87 billion per year, but lab-grown diamonds are chemically identical to mined ones.
It costs the U.S. Mint about 2.7 cents to produce a single penny.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 was the first orbital-class rocket to successfully land vertically after launch.
The Apollo 11 command module computer had less processing power than a modern USB-C charger.
It would take over 1,000 years to watch every video on YouTube.
The plastic tips on shoelaces are called aglets.
South Korea has the fastest average internet connection speed in the world.
The Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge in Mumbai has steel wires equal to the circumference of the Earth.
In Japan, there is a hotel staffed almost entirely by robots, including a dinosaur robot at the front desk.
Japanese trains play unique departure melodies at each station instead of simple beeps or buzzers.
Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains are so punctual that delays of even one minute trigger a formal apology.
Teflon was discovered by accident in 1938 and was first used in the Manhattan Project before becoming a household non-stick coating.
The first commercially successful ballpoint pen was introduced in 1945 and sold for $12.50, equivalent to about $200 today.
The windshield wiper was invented by Mary Anderson in 1903 after observing streetcar drivers struggling to see through rain and sleet.
The lie detector was co-invented by William Moulton Marston, who also created the comic book character Wonder Woman.
The first patented inflatable tire was invented by a veterinarian named John Boyd Dunlop for his son's tricycle.
Super Glue was discovered by accident twice — first in 1942 and again in 1951 — before its adhesive properties were recognized.
The safety pin was invented in just three hours by Walter Hunt in 1849 to pay off a $15 debt.
The zipper was invented in 1893 but did not become widely used until the 1930s.
The first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was invented in 1907 and was used in everything from telephones to jewelry.
Bubble wrap was originally invented as textured wallpaper in 1957 before finding its true calling as a packaging material.
The Post-it Note was created by accident when a 3M scientist made an adhesive that was weaker than intended.
The slinky was invented by accident when a naval engineer knocked a tension spring off a shelf and watched it walk down.
Play-Doh was originally invented as a wallpaper cleaner before being repurposed as a children's toy.
The first commercial barcode was scanned on a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum on June 26, 1974.
Velcro was invented after Swiss engineer George de Mestral noticed burrs sticking to his dog's fur during a hike.
The microwave oven was invented by accident when engineer Percy Spencer noticed a candy bar melting in his pocket near a radar set.
The longest movie ever made is 'Logistics,' clocking in at 857 hours — over 35 days.
A violin contains about 70 individual pieces of wood.
The original Star Wars film had a budget of only $11 million and went on to gross $775 million worldwide.
Pixar's first feature film, Toy Story, was also the first entirely computer-animated feature film.
The THX deep note that plays before movies was composed by James A. Moorer and consists of 30 voices starting at random pitches.
An official basketball must bounce to a height of 49 to 54 inches when dropped from 6 feet.
Table tennis balls travel at speeds up to 70 miles per hour during professional matches.
The FIFA World Cup trophy is made of 18-karat gold and weighs about 13.6 pounds.
An NBA basketball court is made of maple wood because it provides the best bounce and durability.