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
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Perkataan ‘Salary’ berasal dari perkataan salt (garam), kerana di zaman Rom, garam yang paling berharga, sehingga gaji tentera dibayar dengan garam
Salary comes from the Latin word salarium, which also means “salary” and has the root sal, or “salt.” In ancient Rome,
Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt
Di tengah-tengah padang pasir dan gurun di Wadi Al-Hitan, Mesir, ditemui tulang ikan paus berumur kira-kira 43 juta tahun
In Egyption Desert in Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale fossil found estimated aged about 43 million years old
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, terperangkap, tidak boleh keluar, terpaksa menghabiskan hidupnya selama 18 tahun di terminal lapangan terbang di Perancis dari tahun 1988 – 2006 kerana masalah passport.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri living in Charles de Gaulle airport, France for 18 years since 1988 to 2006. A film titled The Terminal produced by Steven Spielberg bases of this true story and received $250,000 as inspiration for Dreamworks’ new film The Terminal but still sleeps on the plastic bench
Steven Spielberg menghasilkan filem ‘The Terminal’ dibintangi Tom Hanks berdasarkan kisah benar ini. Dia menerima 250,000 dolar dari Steven Spielberg sebagai ganjaran jalan cerita.
Soirce : Majalah Mastika
Abdul Qassinm Ismail, pembesar Parsi, yang mempunyai perpustakaan yang boleh mengikutnya. 400 unta membawa 117,000 buku. Setiap unta mewakili abjad masing-masing dan buku disusun mengikut abjad
Abdul Qasisinm The Great Vizier of Persia (who live in the 10th century), owned 110,700 volumes of books were transported by 400 camels. The books and camel were arranged in alphabetical order.
Rudolf Diesel hampir membunuh diri kerana putus asa bahawa ciptaan enjin Dieselnya boleh berjaya pada 1913
Rudolf Diesel committed suicide in 1913 because he didn’t think his Diesel engine invention would be successful
$7.5 juta kos membina kapal Titanic, tetapi kos menyiapkan filem Titanic menelan belanja $200 juta
Titanic,
$7.5 million to build
$200 million for the movie
Source : National Geographic History Channel
Doktor terawal di dunia ialah doktor gigi, wujud sejak 9,000 tahun dahulu
The world’s oldest medical profession is dentistry as early as 7,000 B.C
Waktu Titanic tenggelam, Ketua Jurutera, 30 Jurutera, 2 pendandang, tukang paip dan kerani semuanya bertugas hingga terbunuh bagi memastikan semua sistem berfungsi untuk membolehkan penumpang menyelamatkan diri
When the ship sinks, Chief Engineer, 30 engineers, 2 boilermakers, plumber & clerk, no one is safe. They are on duty to ensure that all systems work to allow passengers escaped.
Netflix Lebih Tua Dari Google, Ketika Netflix Dilancarkan, Google Masih Belum Wujud, Netflix Menawarakan Kemudahan Menyewakan DVD Melalui Surat Menyurat
Before Google founded on Sept 4, 1998, Netflix was founded early on Aug 29, 1997 and is a DVD-by- mail service
Netflix ditubuhkan pada Aug 29, 1997, Google pada Sept 4, 1998
Bateri Berusia Lebih 2,000 Tahun, Dijumpai Di Baghdad
Ceramic Port Battery is 2,000 years old battery found in Baghdad, 1.5-2 volts
Di dalam jar seramik, dipasang rod iron, copper cylinder dan lain-lain
Di panggil ‘Baghdad Battery’, adalah yang tertua di dunia ¹
Malangyar artifak ini hilang selepas kedatangan tentera US ke Iraq ketika Perang menjatuhkan Saddam Hussein pada 2003²
Unfortunately this artifact was lost after the arrival of US troops in Iraq during the War that overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003²
Source : ¹Panasonic Energy website ²Wikipedia