The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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Alexander Hamilton lied about his age in order to support himself. He needed to find an apprenticeship when he was 13 years old and thought that if he said he was 11, he would have an easier time finding a position. He landed a job as a clerk and a few years later, his writing impressed so many people that he was sent to New York to be educated.
Why is Apple called apple? According to some sources, it’s simply because the fruit was one that founder Steve Jobs enjoyed. Pretty simple. The company has grown dramatically over the past decades and now employs more people than a small city – over 90,000 people!
Foxes are very vocal animals and can make over 40 different types of sound to communicate with other animals. They also have a distinctive ‘scream’ sound to scare predators away. It is very disconcerting and when heard in a city many people mistake it for a human scream.
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Alexander Hamilton lied about his age in order to support himself. He needed to find an apprenticeship when he was 13 years old and thought that if he said he was 11, he would have an easier time finding a position. He landed a job as a clerk and a few years later, his writing impressed so many people that he was sent to New York to be educated.
Why is Apple called apple? According to some sources, it’s simply because the fruit was one that founder Steve Jobs enjoyed. Pretty simple. The company has grown dramatically over the past decades and now employs more people than a small city – over 90,000 people!
Foxes are very vocal animals and can make over 40 different types of sound to communicate with other animals. They also have a distinctive ‘scream’ sound to scare predators away. It is very disconcerting and when heard in a city many people mistake it for a human scream.
Dolly the Sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, and the Pokémon creators almost made a Pokémon named after it. They thought it was a little too controversial so the idea was dropped.
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