The safety pin was invented in 1849 by Walter Hunt, who sold the patent for $400 to pay off a debt.

The first webcam was invented to check if a coffee pot in a Cambridge lab was full without walking downstairs.

The first computer virus was created in 1983 as an experiment — it spread via floppy disks and was called 'Elk Cloner.'

The original iPhone had less processing power than a modern dishwasher.

The QWERTY keyboard layout was designed partly to slow typists down and prevent typewriter jams.

Your phone contains enough computing power to guide Apollo-era spacecraft.

The automobile transformed transportation.

The original name for the search engine Google was 'BackRub.'

Carbon fiber is 5 times stronger than steel but 5 times lighter, making it revolutionary in aerospace and automotive design.