Technology
A Roomba-Like Cleaner was Patented in 1957
Home robots are still an amazing concept, especially for people who grew up watching episodes of "The Jetsons" on ...
Vibrators were Sold in the Sears & Roebuck Catalogue
While today many people feel like vibrators are as commonplace as they ever been, they actually used to be sold as a ...
The USSR Landed Multiple Probes on Venus in the 1960s
When we think of the space race, we generally think of initial race to put a human in space and the moon landing which ...
The US Senate Once Tried to Ban Dial Telephones From Capitol Hill
Today for most people who own cell phones, manual dialing is largely a thing of the past: your contacts are stored in ...
The World Trade Center Towers Originally Lacked Lightswitches
When the World Trade Center in New York City was first opened in 1973, employees didn't have to worry about turning off ...
Nixon Had a Speech Prepared In Case the Apollo 11 Astronauts Were Stranded in Space
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, they made history. But one thing that ...