Mythology Quiz

The classic game, Space Invaders, was originally developed so that the enemies would move down the screen at the same speed. However, as more invaders were destroyed, the faster the computer could render the remaining objects, resulting in a faster speed and more challenging game play. This was a serendipitous discovery for the developers of the game!

In a famous study it was proven that children who are able to delay gratification 15 times as long as their more impatient peers score 210 points higher on their SAT's. If your child loves books, be glad – children who are raised in a home containing at least 500 books are 36 percent more likely to graduate from high school!

For approximately 200 years, microscope technology remained relatively unchanged. In the 1850s, however, Carl Zeiss, a German engineer, developed improvements for the device! Joseph Jackson Lister also helped eliminate the unequal bending of light hitting the microscope lens, leading to further improvements!