20 Trivia Tidbits That Really Jettisoned Our Payload

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One of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of our time is that we can now enjoy this list of interesting facts. We are so fortunate. We know a great deal about the universe, about life, about history, about science, and about how people lived in the past. If you think about it, this is probably the most amazing thing to have happened to our species. The discovery of fire, agriculture, writing, mathematics, democracy, electricity, computers, and other advances are all amazing feats. But, when compared with the fact that we now have access to knowledge about all of those things and much more, these are mere child's play. The reason why I enjoy this list of interesting facts is not because it is a new way to learn things (although it is). It is because I can learn a little bit about anything that I wish, and this gives me an immense amount of satisfaction. 

Victorinox has never laid off an employee.

BBC

Special Lego figurines made of metal are in a space probe.

Space

Ubisoft dismissed PETA’s complaints about ‘Assassin’s Creed.’

IGN

Open plan offices are bad for business, and are still everywhere.

BBC

The US Air Force couldn’t design a cockpit for the “average” body.

World War Wings

A society of non-Hawaiian lawyers overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Project Muse

The Ideal Maternity Home killed or sold infants.

CBC

Feng Shui discourages couples from having a mirror in the bedroom.

Feng Shui Nexus

Amazon Web Services has a service for transferring large amounts of data with a truck.

CNBC

There is a “Garbage City” that recycles 80% of trash.

Atlas Obscura

Wal-Mart used to get payouts for dead employees.

WFSU

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