InterestingThe Landlord's Game, the predecessor to Monopoly, was originally designed with a circular board.2953k
Mind-BlowingLeonardo da Vinci designed solar concentrators around 1515 to harness the sun's energy for industrial purposes, making him one of the earliest visionaries to imagine large-scale solar power.2281k
InterestingThe flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.1902k
Mind-BlowingAncient India developed the decimal place-value number system around 500 CE, and mathematician Brahmagupta formally defined zero as a number in 628 CE.803k
WholesomeThomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so they could communicate in secret by tapping into each other’s hands when her family was around.776k
InterestingIn the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.456k
Mind-BlowingThe first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!351k
DarkContrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.31921
Mind-BlowingLeonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.213k
WholesomeThe Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.101k