Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
    12
    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
    24
    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
    55
    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
    2
    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
    47
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
    30
    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
    28
    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
    122