A study done in 2015 shows that Victoria’s Secret Bombshell fragrance repelled mosquitoes for up to 120 minutes
There is insurance to cover ‘hold in one’ in the game of golf to protect the organizer to cover the cost of the player if the participant can successfully put the ball in with 1 shot
The research team from the biology department of North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Nature Research Center (NRC) at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences discovered that belly buttons are very diverse habitats! In total, they discovered 2,368 different species. More than half of those may be new to science
Reference : National Geographic scientists from the biology department of North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Nature Research Center (NRC) at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences read more : https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/belly-button-biodiversity/
Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 because its engineer Steven Sasson in 1975 created a new technology which is a digital camera that works without film. The idea was rejected by Kodak’s boss for fear that Kodak’s film sales would decrease. Ultimately the technology benefits Fujifilm and Sony
Watches containing radioactive material, radium to generate continuous glowing
‘🙂‘ emoji created in 1963 by Harvey Ball, he never got royalties, but only paid a one-time fee of 45 dollars. State Mutual Life Assurance Company hired Harvey because of the In 1963, the company was experiencing morale problems as it grew, and decided on an in-house campaign to improve morale in their company resulting the smiley face pins that were printed and handed out were a huge succes.
26 lanes of the widest expressway is the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas in the US but in China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, vehicles lined up to pay tolls resulting in 50 lanes
