Sweden recycles so well that it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs

By harnessing a new sphere of science named Lovotics researchers say it is possible to create love between humans and robots

If a website is blocked on your work/school internet you can use Google translate as a proxy Just copy/paste the URL into it

Abraham Lincoln who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals was the only US president ever granted a patent

After only being in existence for 5 years the iPhone is the second best selling product of all time - the 1st is the Rubik s Cube

Mercedes Benz cars are named after Mercedes Jellinek the daughter of Emil Jellinek the Austrian businessman who founded the company

Between 2003 and 2010 humans created 5 exabytes of digital information every two days That s 5 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytes of data

Delag the world’s first airline was established on October 16 1909 to carry passengers between German cities by Zeppelin airships

Lego men have those little holes in the top of their head to allow air to pass through should a child ever get one stuck in their throat

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down

High quality paper is referred to as cartridge paper because brass cartridges of gunpowder and a ball were wrapped in paper of high quality pape

Over 1 000 separate studies and reviews attest that exposure to heavy doses of television violence increases the likelihood of aggressive behavio

There are more than 200 satellites orbiting Earth solely for the purpose of private communications services including pagers telephones and computers

The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea If it wasn t for these walls 40% of the country would be flooded

The World s busiest bridge is the Howrah bridge across the river Hooghly in Calcutta 57000 vehicles a day a huge number of pedestrians across its 457 m long 22 m wide span