Tag: first-smartphone
Who Really Invented Wine? The Ancient Origins of Humanity’s Favorite Drink
Who can claim the invention of wine? A drink so old and widespread that it predates written history....
May 13, 2025
Igbo-Ora, Nigeria: The Town Where Twins Are Everywhere
In a small town in southwestern Nigeria, seeing double is completely normal. Welcome to Igbo-Ora, of...
May 13, 2025
The Village Where Twins Are Born at an Unbelievable Rate
Imagine walking through a village and thinking you're seeing double everywhere. In Kodinhi, Indi...
May 13, 2025
Habemus Papam: What Happens When a New Pope Is Elected?
Conclave, the new Pope is elected: it is Robert Francis Prevost. His name will be Leone XIV ...
May 08, 2025
Your Smartphone Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Computers
In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the Moon. But what&r...
May 07, 2025
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 First Webcam Was Invented to Watch Coffee — Not People
Long before Zoom meetings and TikTok streams, the first webcam in history had a surprisingly humble...
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 First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect
In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...
May 07, 2025
The Town That Vanishes Twice a Day — Welcome to Mont-Saint-Michel
Perched off the coast of Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel is one of the most surreal places in Europe. At...
May 06, 2025