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History, Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily FactsCuriousOneMay 13, 2019Storing, Verified, Desert, Middle, staycurious, Persian, Summer, Facts, Technique, Engineers, Fact, MasteredComment

By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert

History, Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily FactsCuriousOneMay 13, 2019Storing, Verified, Desert, Middle, staycurious, Persian, Summer, Facts, Technique, Engineers, Fact, MasteredComment

By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert

Science, Technology, Inventions, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 26, 2019Gunpowder, Provide, China, Back, Under, staycurious, Dynasty, Facts, Formula, History, Song, Verified, 1044, Dates, Fact, First, BookComment

The 1st book in history to provide the formula to gunpowder dates back to 1044 AD under the Song dynasty in China

Science, Technology, Inventions, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 26, 2019Gunpowder, Provide, China, Back, Under, staycurious, Dynasty, Facts, Formula, History, Song, Verified, 1044, Dates, Fact, First, BookComment

The 1st book in history to provide the formula to gunpowder dates back to 1044 AD under the Song dynasty in China

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 09, 2019Resource, Into, Music, Facts, Causing, Princes, Parents, Co-found, Daughter, Center, Parental, Nikki, Heard, Listening, Fact, Year, Gore, staycurious, Advisory, Darling, After, Tipper, Came, Being, Sticker, VerifiedComment

The Parental Advisory sticker eventually came into being after Tipper Gore heard her 11-year old daughter listening to Prince's "Darling Nikki", causing her to co-found Parents Music Resource Center

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 09, 2019Resource, Into, Music, Facts, Causing, Princes, Parents, Co-found, Daughter, Center, Parental, Nikki, Heard, Listening, Fact, Year, Gore, staycurious, Advisory, Darling, After, Tipper, Came, Being, Sticker, VerifiedComment

The Parental Advisory sticker eventually came into being after Tipper Gore heard her 11-year old daughter listening to Prince's "Darling Nikki", causing her to co-found Parents Music Resource Center

Interesting, Random Facts, History, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 14, 2019Comes, Exist, Facts, Greek, Utopia, Word, staycurious, Doesn’t, Fact, From, Good, Place, Verified, AlsoComment

The word "utopia" is a pun. It comes from the Greek word for "good place" but also "no place." It's good, but it doesn't exist.

Interesting, Random Facts, History, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 14, 2019Comes, Exist, Facts, Greek, Utopia, Word, staycurious, Doesn’t, Fact, From, Good, Place, Verified, AlsoComment

The word "utopia" is a pun. It comes from the Greek word for "good place" but also "no place." It's good, but it doesn't exist.

Random Facts, Interesting, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 06, 2019Comment

The term "sniper" is from British soldiers attempting to shoot snipes, a bird in India.

Random Facts, Interesting, Daily Facts, InventionsCuriousOneApril 06, 2019Comment

The term "sniper" is from British soldiers attempting to shoot snipes, a bird in India.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 29, 2019Comment

Isaac Newton, inventor of Calculus, died a virgin

Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 29, 2019Comment

Isaac Newton, inventor of Calculus, died a virgin

Random Facts, Daily Facts, Inventions, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 28, 2019Comment

The theremin, a music instrument that works with waving your hand in an electromagnetic field

Random Facts, Daily Facts, Inventions, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 28, 2019Comment

The theremin, a music instrument that works with waving your hand in an electromagnetic field

History, Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, InventionsCuriousOneMarch 25, 2019Comment

The color orange is named after the fruit, and before the fruit was introduced to England, the color was called yellow-red.

History, Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, InventionsCuriousOneMarch 25, 2019Comment

The color orange is named after the fruit, and before the fruit was introduced to England, the color was called yellow-red.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 24, 2019Comment

Taco Bell failed to pay two Michigan men who created the Taco Bell Chihuahua mascot, and were court-ordered to pay back $42 million dollars.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 24, 2019Comment

Taco Bell failed to pay two Michigan men who created the Taco Bell Chihuahua mascot, and were court-ordered to pay back $42 million dollars.

Daily Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 19, 2019Comment

The first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, a small fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.

Daily Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 19, 2019Comment

The first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, a small fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The FAX machine was invented the same year the great migration on the Oregon Trail began

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The FAX machine was invented the same year the great migration on the Oregon Trail began

Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 01, 2019Comment

Submarines existed and were used during the American Civil War and Revolutionary War.

Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 01, 2019Comment

Submarines existed and were used during the American Civil War and Revolutionary War.

Inventions, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJanuary 30, 2019Comment

The meter was invented by dividing the distance from the N Pole to the equator into 10 million bits.

Inventions, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJanuary 30, 2019Comment

The meter was invented by dividing the distance from the N Pole to the equator into 10 million bits.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 27, 2019Comment

Flour tortillas were invented by a Jewish sect living in Mexico (then a colony of New Spain) who considered corn to be non-kosher.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 27, 2019Comment

Flour tortillas were invented by a Jewish sect living in Mexico (then a colony of New Spain) who considered corn to be non-kosher.

Inventions, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 25, 2019Comment

In 1971, Nike paid a college student $35 for the "swoosh" logo she designed.

Inventions, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 25, 2019Comment

Inventions, Interesting, History, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJanuary 22, 2019Comment

"Sideburns" get their name from Ambrose Burnside, a former Union general and U.S. senator, who had extravagant whiskers.

Inventions, Interesting, History, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJanuary 22, 2019Comment

"Sideburns" get their name from Ambrose Burnside, a former Union general and U.S. senator, who had extravagant whiskers.

History, Daily Facts, Inventions, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 30, 2018Tower, Meteorological, Water, Feautures, Wind, Greece, Click, First, Facts, Vane, Station, Athens, Eight, Verified, Winds, Fact, staycurious, Considered, Ever, SundialsComment

The "Tower of the Winds" (in Athens) is considered to be the first ever meteorological station. It features eight sundials, a water clock and a wind vane

History, Daily Facts, Inventions, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 30, 2018Tower, Meteorological, Water, Feautures, Wind, Greece, Click, First, Facts, Vane, Station, Athens, Eight, Verified, Winds, Fact, staycurious, Considered, Ever, SundialsComment

The "Tower of the Winds" (in Athens) is considered to be the first ever meteorological station. It features eight sundials, a water clock and a wind vane

Records, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneAugust 28, 2018Years, Discovered, Marshes, Approximately, Ljubljana, Found, Wheel, staycurious, Slovenia’s, Fact, Oldest, Facts, VerifiedComment

The oldest discovered wheel was found in Slovenia's Ljubljana Marshes in 2002 and it's approximately 5,150 years old

Records, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneAugust 28, 2018Years, Discovered, Marshes, Approximately, Ljubljana, Found, Wheel, staycurious, Slovenia’s, Fact, Oldest, Facts, VerifiedComment

The oldest discovered wheel was found in Slovenia's Ljubljana Marshes in 2002 and it's approximately 5,150 years old

Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 26, 2018staycurious, 1858, Between, Durand, Ezra, Chisels, Patented, 1810, People, Opener, Hammers, Peter, Used, Facts, Fact, Verified, WarnerComment

Peter Durand patented the tin can in 1810. Ezra Warner patented a can opener in 1858. In between, people used chisels and hammers.

Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 26, 2018staycurious, 1858, Between, Durand, Ezra, Chisels, Patented, 1810, People, Opener, Hammers, Peter, Used, Facts, Fact, Verified, WarnerComment

Peter Durand patented the tin can in 1810. Ezra Warner patented a can opener in 1858. In between, people used chisels and hammers.

Records, Random Facts, Inventions, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneAugust 19, 2018Comment

The oldest known surviving pair of socks (300-500 AD) were intended to be worn with sandals

Records, Random Facts, Inventions, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneAugust 19, 2018Comment

The oldest known surviving pair of socks (300-500 AD) were intended to be worn with sandals

History, Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneAugust 17, 2018Comment

Long Island Iced Tea was originally invented in a small town in East Tennessee and is named for that community prior to being modified by a bartender in New York.

History, Interesting, Daily Facts, Inventions, Random FactsCuriousOneAugust 17, 2018Comment

Long Island Iced Tea was originally invented in a small town in East Tennessee and is named for that community prior to being modified by a bartender in New York.

Random Facts, Daily Facts, Interesting, InventionsCuriousOneAugust 12, 2018Comment

The term “dumpster" is actually just a brand name, just like kleenex is for tissues.

Random Facts, Daily Facts, Interesting, InventionsCuriousOneAugust 12, 2018Comment

Random Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneJuly 18, 2018Comment

Air conditioning was invented to dry hot humid air that caused printers to malfunction.

Random Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneJuly 18, 2018Comment

Air conditioning was invented to dry hot humid air that caused printers to malfunction.

Inventions, Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJuly 23, 2018Comment

Earl Tupper, inventor and founder of the Tupperware Company, sold his ownership interest, bought himself an island in Costa Rica, and gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.

Inventions, Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneJuly 23, 2018Comment

Earl Tupper, inventor and founder of the Tupperware Company, sold his ownership interest, bought himself an island in Costa Rica, and gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.