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Fact |
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Date |
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| 1 |
The first item ever scanned at a retail checkout using a UPC symbol was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum. |
Technology |
10/15/09 |
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| 2 |
The first item ever scanned at a retail checkout using a UPC symbol was on June 26, 1974. |
Technology |
10/12/09 |
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| 3 |
The Sony PSP 3000 series has one analog stick. |
Technology > Gadgets |
04/28/09 |
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| 4 |
In 1887, the first practical pneumatic tire was developed by John Boyd Dunlop. |
Technology |
02/07/09 |
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| 5 |
The radial tire was developed by Michelin in 1946. |
Technology |
02/06/09 |
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| 6 |
In 1839, Charles Goodyear discovered a process to vulcanize rubber. |
Technology |
02/06/09 |
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| 7 |
Milton Bradley, known for creating several board games, invented the paper cutter. |
Technology > Gadgets |
01/31/09 |
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| 8 |
The first manned mission to land on the Moon was the Apollo 11 mission. |
Technology |
01/12/09 |
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| 9 |
Firefox 3 was released on June 17th 2008. |
Technology > Computers |
01/04/09 |
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| 10 |
The first domain name ever registered was symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. |
Technology > Internet |
01/01/09 |
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| 11 |
In Java, the Math class has a random method that returns a random number between 0 and 1. |
Technology > Computers |
12/13/08 |
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| 12 |
The modulus operator returns the remainder of a division. |
Technology > Computers |
12/11/08 |
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| 13 |
NASA's first Space Shuttle Orbiter was the Enterprise. Its first flight was February 18, 1977. |
Technology |
11/12/08 |
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| 14 |
Lewis Waterman, an American, patented the first practical fountain pen in 1884. |
Technology > Gadgets |
11/10/08 |
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| 15 |
László Bíró, a Hungarian, invented the modern ballpoint pen in 1938. |
Technology > Gadgets |
11/05/08 |
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