The T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn’t sew or replace buttons.
Never give up on something you really want. It's difficult to wait, but it's more difficult to regret.
Antarctica contains 90% of the ice on Earth, and would raise sea levels worldwide by over 200 feet were it to melt.
Ancient Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria invented the first vending machine which dispensed holy water after you put in a coin. He also invented the first steam engine and the first wind powered machine, 2000 years before the industrial revolution.
Norway gets 98-99% of its electricity from hydroelectric power, more than any other country.
Russian mining city of Norilsk, one of the most northerly cities in the world and perhaps the most polluted city on earth. It is said that the snow falls black and the air tastes of sulfur, and the average life expectancy is ten year less than the Russian average.
Bubble wrap was originally invented to be a futuristic 3D wallpaper. Sales were poor, so it was then sold as a greenhouse insulating material. Only after both of those ideas failed did they sell it as a packing material.
Apple is working on an electric car for launch in 2019.
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