Tag: airplane-mode
Why Airplane Mode Exists — And What Happens If You Don’t Use It?
You’ve heard it a hundred times: “Please switch your device to airplane mode.” But...
May 07, 2025
The Internet Once Had a Kill Switch — And It Was Almost Used
Before the World Wide Web, there was ARPANET — the U.S. government-funded project that laid th...
May 07, 2025
The First Smartphone Was Released in 1994 — and It Had Email
Long before Steve Jobs took the stage, IBM released the Simon Personal Communicator in 1994 —...
May 07, 2025
The Hotel Where You Can Sleep in a Real Boeing 747
At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, a retired Boeing 747 has been transformed into one of the world’...
May 06, 2025
The Italian Village That Lives Inside a Cliff
Rising from a sea of mist in central Italy is Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval village perched on to...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Dancing Plague That Took Over a City
Imagine waking up to find dozens of people dancing in the streets — not for joy, but because t...
May 06, 2025
The Strange Truth About Why We Dream
Dreams are more than random images. They're your brain’s way of processing emotions, conso...
May 06, 2025
This Ancient Roman Concrete Is Stronger Than Ours
Some Roman structures — like the Pantheon — still stand tall after two millennia. Their...
May 06, 2025