Not so long ago it was believed that humans are the only specie to successfully transmit the knowledge and acquired skills from one generation to another.
Google just added amazing 360 panoramas of the Antarctic huts, early explorers used over a century ago. New images are a part of the World of Wonder project as an addition to Google Street View.
Today, 40 years ago first public call with a cellphone was made. The cellphone weighed 2,5 pounds (1,1kg) and when it hit the market it would cost you little short of $4,000.
Another great TEDtalk about genetically engineering male mosquitoes to make them sterile, and releasing the insects into the wild, to cut down on disease-carrying species.
Daylight saving was first introduced by European countries during World War I, with much of the U.S. joining the party in 1918. The idea was that more hours of daylight would "conserve coal for the war effort.
