In โAs We May Thinkโ (1949), Vannevar Bush imagines the โmemexโ, a desk-like device where people could search through a library of articles.
This is why we created pointpress
1949
Individuals who work in fields that have a high risk of financial instability tend to prefer more redistribution compared to their lower-risk peers with similar levels of income. 2006
Potatoes played an important role in economic growth in the 18th & 19th centuries.
The introduction of the potato explains the 25โ26% of the increase in old world population
2011
Popcorn at the movies isnโt universal.
in Colombia, dried ants are popular. in Norway you can find Dried Reindeer Meat at the drive-in theater for snowmobiles
2016
Facebookโs founder Mark Zuckerberg has green-red color blindness. That's why Facebookโs main color is blue โ he sees it in its full richness. 2020
Tried to commit suicide by jumping off the 86th floor but was blown back onto the 85th floor by a gust of wind.
On December 2, 1979, Elvita Adams failed to end it all.
2020
Abnormal โHeatwaveโ to Enter the Arctic Region this Week,.
As the warm air moves into the North Pole, it pushes out the colder air, into North America.
Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan, the only double landlocked countries in the world.
A country is "double-landlocked" when it is surrounded only by landlocked countries
2020
A large percentage of asteroids are pulled in by Jupiterโs gravity.
Many of the asteroids that are potentially harmful to Earth, the long period comets, tend to be sucked into Jupiterโs gravity field
2016
Medical Waste.
Healthcare facilities like hospitals, dental clinics, nursing homes, physicianโs offices generate a large amount of medical waste daily
2020
Light travels from the Sun to the Earth in less than 10 minutes.
The Photons emitted from the Sunโs surface travel at the speed of light to reach our eyes in only 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
2013
Food tastes different when youโre flying.
The combination of dryness and low pressure reduces the sensitivity of your taste buds to sweet and salty foods by around 30%
2020
The Chicken Gun, a compressed-air cannon used to fire dead chickens at aircraft components.
It simulates high-speed bird strikes during the aircraft's flight.
2020
