The first chocolate bar was invented by Cadbury from England, way back in 1842. Cadbury remains a giant in the UK chocolate industry.
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Who doesn’t love that classic Sega opening? You know, the one where a bunch of people shout “SE-GAAA!” Well, this particular gem took up an enormous amount of space on the original Sonic game’s cartridge. A whole eighth of the cartridge’s space was devoted to this one four-second sound. It needed more space than entire levels, people!
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
The expression “Taking the bull by its horns” has its roots in Greek mythology. It was one of the 12 labors Hercules had to carry out. By seizing the horns of a raging bull, he saved the city of Crete.
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Who doesn’t love that classic Sega opening? You know, the one where a bunch of people shout “SE-GAAA!” Well, this particular gem took up an enormous amount of space on the original Sonic game’s cartridge. A whole eighth of the cartridge’s space was devoted to this one four-second sound. It needed more space than entire levels, people!
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
The expression “Taking the bull by its horns” has its roots in Greek mythology. It was one of the 12 labors Hercules had to carry out. By seizing the horns of a raging bull, he saved the city of Crete.
In approximately 3.75 billion years, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way will collide, forming a giant elliptical galaxy! As your eyes are scanning across this sentence, the Andromeda Galaxy is hurtling at a rate of 110 km/sec (68 mi/sec) towards the Milky Way. The impact will certainly be spectacular!
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