Fun trivia and recognizing the people behind today's conveniences.
Aileron is what you call the flapping parts of an airplane's wing.
Modern instant noodles were invented in Japan by Taiwanese Japanese businessman Momofuku Andō (安藤百福), the founder of Nissin Foods.
The first modern electrical air conditioning was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902.
The stonefish is the most venomous fish known in the world.
More on stonefish at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonefish
We have Dmitri Mendeleev to thank (or hate) for inventing the Periodic Table of Elements.
Lego is a Latin word that means to gather, choose and collect.
The ferris wheel was invented by George Ferris for the Chicago World Fair exhibition in 1893 to rival the Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889.
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