Category: Technology
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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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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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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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Star Trekking Dung Beetles: Navigating by the Milky Way
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Yellowstone: The Creation of the First National Park
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First Image of a Black Hole: A Milestone in Astrophysics
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Bee Ballet: Unraveling the Mystery of the Waggle Dance
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Unconventional Gold: The Rise of Bizarre Businesses Making Millions
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Unveiling the Quantum Enigma: The Astonishing Double-Slit Experiment
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Ink Beyond Gravity: The Celestial Odyssey of the Space Pen
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The First Computer Programmer Was a Woman
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“Happy Birthday” Song Was Copyrighted and Generated $2M a Year
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