The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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Solid chocolate was first called “edible chocolate” and was invented in 1847. This all happened in the Fry and Sons shop, where it was cooked up by a pair of British confectioners by combining cocoa butter, sugar and chocolate liquid.
It took a mere three weeks for Microsoft to sell its first one million units of Xbox after the console’s release. Did you know that it would take about 485 billion Xbox 360’s, laid side-by-side, to construct a bridge to the sun? A pretty useless fact, but interesting nonetheless!
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.
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Solid chocolate was first called “edible chocolate” and was invented in 1847. This all happened in the Fry and Sons shop, where it was cooked up by a pair of British confectioners by combining cocoa butter, sugar and chocolate liquid.
It took a mere three weeks for Microsoft to sell its first one million units of Xbox after the console’s release. Did you know that it would take about 485 billion Xbox 360’s, laid side-by-side, to construct a bridge to the sun? A pretty useless fact, but interesting nonetheless!
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 trees which grow cocoa can live for an impressive 200 years! However, the plants only create viable beans for making chocolate for just twenty years of their lifespan. They are indeed a tricky plant to work with for farmers.
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