Tag: round-earth
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 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 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 Great Emu War: When Australia Lost to Giant Birds
In the annals of bizarre military history, few episodes are as strangely comical as the Great Emu Wa...
May 06, 2025
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: Myth, History, and the End of the Church?
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: End of the World or Misunderstood Symbol? Introduction Among t...
May 06, 2025
Cardinal Jackson Could Become Pope Ezekiel I: Who Is the Frontrunner in the Next Conclave?
Cardinal Jackson, Frontrunner in the Conclave, Could Become Pope Ezekiel I As anticipation builds...
May 06, 2025
How the Conclave Works: History, White Smoke, Black Smoke and Papal Election
The Conclave: History, Meaning, and Rituals of the Papal Election The conclave is one of the most...
May 06, 2025