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Hippos and Whales Are Each Others’ Closest Relatives
Whales and hippos share the same ancestor that lived around 55 million years ago. They are the closest living cousins of each other.
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First Mobile Phone Call Was Made Over 50 Years Ago
Cell phones are older than many people think. The first mobile phone call was made in 1973. Motorola’s executive Martin Cooper called competitors from Bell Labs to taunt them.
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Fact Check: Is LK-99 the First Room-Temperature Superconductor?
Korean scientists claim to have discovered the first room-temperature superconductor efficient at normal atmospheric pressure. It is called LK-99. Does this mean we’ll soon have cheap energy, superfast computers, and levitating trains everywhere? Let’s check this out.
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YouTube Was Designed for Dating, and 18 More Amazing Business Pivots
YouTube became the world’s #1 media-sharing platform after failing as a video dating service. Play-Doh’s famous arts and crafts material was originally used to clean wallpapers. Wrigley’s chewing gum was just a marketing trick to promote baking powder. Discover these and other drastic shifts in business models and learn more about pivot in entrepreneurship.
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There Are Over 1 Billion Websites, Only Fraction of Them Are Active
The total number of websites in the world fluctuated between 1,106,671,903 and 1,146,976,964 in 2022-2023. Only 18% of all the websites out there are up and running. This means you can now visit around 200 million sites across the web.
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People Have Been Using Insurance for 4,000 Years
The concept of insurance is not a modern invention. The Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest legal texts, includes provisions for insurance. It dates back to 1750 BCE.
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Nokia Used to Sell Toilet Paper and Rubber Boots Before Mobile Phones
Before the rise and fall of Nokia as a mobile phone industry giant, it used to produce a whole bunch of different goods including paper, rubber boots and tires. Discover Nokia’s epic journey from a roll of toilet paper to the indestructible Nokia 3310 and beyond.
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World’s First Website Is Still Online
82% out of over a billion websites existing today are inactive. Unlike them, the first website in the world is still alive and kicking. You can check it out at its original URL right now.
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