The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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Have you ever wondered where the word 'alphabet' comes from? Well, the word's origin isn't too crazy or original. It comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - alpha and beta.
When the Amazon Kindle was first released, it sold out in five-and-a-half hours. The groundbreaking e-reader remained out of stock for 5 months! The device's name came from branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, who suggested ‘Kindle’, meaning to light a fire.
The recognizable ‘Jeopardy!’ theme song was created by Merv Griffin, who claims the song only took 30 seconds to write. The song was originally written as a lullaby to help Griffin's son fall asleep, hence the gentle lilt to the melody. Since airing on TV, the song has become an ear-worm.
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Have you ever wondered where the word 'alphabet' comes from? Well, the word's origin isn't too crazy or original. It comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - alpha and beta.
When the Amazon Kindle was first released, it sold out in five-and-a-half hours. The groundbreaking e-reader remained out of stock for 5 months! The device's name came from branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, who suggested ‘Kindle’, meaning to light a fire.
The recognizable ‘Jeopardy!’ theme song was created by Merv Griffin, who claims the song only took 30 seconds to write. The song was originally written as a lullaby to help Griffin's son fall asleep, hence the gentle lilt to the melody. Since airing on TV, the song has become an ear-worm.
You might have heard that Google is named after the number googol which is 10 to the power of 100. A googolplex is 10 to the power of a googol – it could never be written on paper because the amount of zeros exceeds the number of protons in the entire universe!
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