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Every two minutes, we take as many photos as all of humanity took during the 1800s.On the left is the first photograph ever taken (1826), View from the Window at Le Gras by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. On the right is a cat who accidentally took a picture of itself (2013). It’s estimated that in 2014, humans will take 880 billion photos (not including cats). In fact, 10% of all the photos ever taken were taken in the past 12 months.
Oxford University is older than the Aztecs.
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Teaching started in Oxford as early as 1096, and by 1249, the University was officially founded. The Aztec civilization as we know it began with the founding of Tenochtitlán in 1325. The oldest living person's birth is closer to the signing of the Constitution than present day. The fax machine was invented the same year people were traveling the Oregon Trail.
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The first fax machine was developed by Alexander Bain in 1843, meanwhile The Great Migration began across America.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
How About Some Interesting History!!!
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I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.
9 comments:
Super post, Sylvia!
Very interesting bit of info here Sylvia, especially re the photography.
those are interesting facts. 116 years!! woww she has seen so much.
that is really neat! :)
Wow! Amazing and very interesting stuff!
Unbelievable about the Fax machine.
I love these little bits of trivia Sylvia.
Those are some amazing and interesting facts Sylvia!
Interesting ... you do find the best stuff.
Hari OM
Great tidbits Sylvia! YAM xx
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