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Wearable glasses fist appeared in Italy during the 13th century and they were mainly used by monks. As technology improved, glasses became more pop...

Christian Dior was the first fashion brand that launched designer sunglasses. In the early 1960s they licensed their branding in launching luxury d...

It will come as welcoming news for Harry Potter fans, that the train used in the Harry Potter films can be accessed in real life. It still runs, an...

Horsepower was a marketing tool used by James Watt who developed a steam engine that was more efficient than any other engine at the time. People f...

The first American steam locomotive was originally imported from England in 1830, and it was not until later that year that the first American trai...

A good practice is to insert the speed pourer into the bottle with the hole towards the label. This facilitates easy identification of which side t...

The pressure in a bottle of Champagne is typically twice, if not three times, the pressure in a car tyre. Champagne corks are held in place atop th...

Sir Winston Churchill was known for his consumption and love of Champagne. The Pol Roger Champagne house made a special pint bottle of Champagne fo...

The construction of the shaker, temperature, type of ice, and alcohol chosen, are key factors for a good cocktail. Studies have shown that once sha...

A jigger is an hourglass-shaped measuring tool to pour accurate amounts of alcohol as drinks are prepared. In the early 19th century, the jigger ca...

The word skyscraper, commonly used to describe a tall urban building, was a term used to describe a small triangular-shaped sail that was set above...

The cocktail’s first great ice age, saw the introduction of this noble artefact, which some argue came as part of the golden beard age as a tool to...

Ancient anchors were very basic, often consisting of large stones, or logs of wood, which secured the vessel simply by weight and friction. Anchors...

The first record player was commercially released to the masses back in 1895. The 60s and 70s became the golden age of vinyl. The device known as a...

A flight from London to Singapore would take around 12 hours today. Back in 1934, the same journey would have taken around eight days requiring 22 ...

The Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) of Germany produced the world's largest ship propeller in 2006, with a diameter of 9.6 meters with a weight...

Sailing has been one of the longest running Olympic disciplines around. It has been a part of the games since 1896, and Great Britain currently hol...

Thomas Kisbee, a British Naval Officer, invented the modern ring-shaped lifebuoy. Dubbed the “Kisbee Ring”, it was made from cork, which was thrown...

Produced from March 1950, the Volkswagen Type 2 has been a classic. Informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie, around a fifth of the...

In 1804, Englishman Richard Trevithick launched the first practical steam locomotive, which averaged less than 10 mph. Today, high-speed rail lines...

The first ever modern traffic light was installed Aug. 5, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. With only red and green lights, it was not automatic, and was op...

With railroads in North America wanting to run trains at night, the first recorded solution before electric headlights, was to place a fire of pine...

Quill pens were used as a writing tool before other pens were invented. Made from a flight feather of a large bird, they are still used in calligra...

The early most common types of railroad snow plows used was the wedge plow which was a simple wedged design attached to the front of the locomotive...

The record for the most number of people (3,083 people) knitting together took place in September 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The earl...

The compass is a symbol of accuracy and judgement which can also symbolise our ability to draw a boundary around our desires and passions, maintain...

The average golfer has a 12,500 to 1 chance of making a hole-in-one. Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one at the age of eight. He has gone on to ...

Cleats are the protusions found on the bottom of shoes for additional traction. The earliest record were those that belonged to King Henry VIII in ...

Tennis originated in Great Britain. It was only in 1986 that yellow tennis balls were first used at Wimbledon, where an impressive 24 tons of straw...

There are a variety of teapots of varying size and shapes, nurturing collectors around the world. What is said to be the largest collection in the ...

Paleolithic humans used flint to shave body hair, dating as far back as 30,000 BC. With the invention of metalworking, longer laster razors made of...

Electric clippers were invented by Leo J. Wahl and patented in 1921. His corporation, operated today by his descendants, has become an industry lea...

The earliest written record describing a palette is by the Dukes of Burgundy in the late 1460s as 'trenchers of wood for them [painters] to put oil...

Watercolour paint is a mix of pigment (natural or synthetic) that are ground together and held together with a water-soluble gum binder usually mad...

The first mention of an easel was recorded in the first century CE. Pliny the Elder, Roman author and natural philosopher, describes a large panel ...

A standard power shower in a home uses on average 136 litres of water per use. Contrary to popular belief, in comparison, a regular bath uses less ...