Did you know that hamburgers come from Connecticut? Here are more Connecticut fun facts to celebrate its day. The first submarine used in battle was built in Old Saybrook. Called “The Turtle,” David Bushnell created it in 1775 so that they could attach explosive charges to ships in harbor against the Royal Navy throughout the …
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Oh no! You’re out swimming on a Long Island beach when a leg cramp renders you helpless in the water. Luckily, help is on the way. In slow-motion, clad in a red swimsuit as suspenseful music plays in the background, a savior comes running to your aid. Did we say running? We meant flying, since …
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Ever since they became a thing, robots have been an employer’s dream. They don’t complain, they don’t ask for pay, and they don’t get tired. Except that they apparently do. A recent incident in South Korea shows that even a robot can be overworked — to the point that it decides to end it all. …
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You don’t have to know these fun facts about photography to take your own pictures and enjoy them. But still, who doesn’t like fun facts? The first ever camera was described as a pin hole camera and it dates back to the 4th or 5th century. Photography was black and white until the 1930s when …
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Have you read These Glamour Shots Fun Facts May Surprise You: Part One ? Because this is part two. Strong Foundation When it came to foundation, the more the better. Literally. Foundation was caked onto faces, from the hairline to the shoulders. According to a makeup artist back in ’93, “Everybody says, ‘Gosh, where can …
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The first Glamour Shots studio opened its doors in 1988 and then barely made it into the ’90s! Here’s a bunch of other facts to know about Glamour shots. Velcro Closures Before your pictures, you’d have to pick your fit, and they were usually velcro-ed. From the waist down, clients wore whatever they wore into …
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These days, computers are getting more and more boring — at least in the looks department. With everyone trying to make the thinnest and lightest computer, there’s not a whole lot of room for unique designs. Oh, but it didn’t use to be that way at all. Back in the day, computer manufacturers were constantly …
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So many of us have braces, but do you know these fun facts about braces? Million Of Americans Are Currently In Braces According to the American Association of Orthodontics, there are 4 million people that currently wearing braces. There are about 1 million orthodontics patients that are over the age of 18. Did you know …
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With a shaking hand, you reach for the thing before you. It looks like a person, but as you tear the rubbery fake face off you reveal it to be… A robot! Foxes and coyotes living around the Fairbanks International Airport may soon be dealing with just such a science-fiction scenario. The airport is planning …
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There was so much that happened last year in 2023, and this isn’t all of it, but it’s the last about it from me. Did you know that Nabisco Wafers would have been 100 years old? Modern DNA told us things we didn’t know about Ludwig Van Beethoven’s health at the end of his life. …
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