The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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The role of Neo was offered to Will Smith and Nicholas Cage who turned it down. The role was also considered for Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Leo DiCaprio, but the filmmakers settled on Keanu Reeves, thankfully so!
The grandfather of modern computers was a mechanical analog computer system which weighed an incredible 27 tons and took up more than 1700 square feet! It was first put to work in 1945 and was capable of being programmed to solve large numerical math problems. Obviously the first research performed on this machine was for military purposes.
Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps. Darrow’s nieces suggested that metal charms from charm bracelets be used for the pieces.
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The role of Neo was offered to Will Smith and Nicholas Cage who turned it down. The role was also considered for Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Leo DiCaprio, but the filmmakers settled on Keanu Reeves, thankfully so!
The grandfather of modern computers was a mechanical analog computer system which weighed an incredible 27 tons and took up more than 1700 square feet! It was first put to work in 1945 and was capable of being programmed to solve large numerical math problems. Obviously the first research performed on this machine was for military purposes.
Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps. Darrow’s nieces suggested that metal charms from charm bracelets be used for the pieces.
Out of those that spend money in Fortnite the average expenditure in-game for one player is $84.67. That’s just the AVERAGE! How much money are people spending on this?