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Text on the reverse side: Unclean smartphones can contain around 600 units of staphylococcus bacteria, in contrast to less than 20 units on a toile...

Text on the reverse side: The Chinese were the first to use the bristle toothbrush, going back to the Tang Dynasty (619 CE to 907 CE). They arrived...

Text on the reverse side: Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, significantly lowering the chances of heart disease, ...

Text on the reverse side: 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...

Text on the reverse side: Cleats are the protusions found on the bottom of shoes for additional traction. The earliest record were those that belon...

Text on the reverse side: Tennis originated in Great Britain. It was only in 1986 that yellow tennis balls were first used at Wimbledon, where an i...

Text on the reverse side: Hugh Rock filed the earliest U.S. patent for a modern hairbrush in 1854, and later in 1870, a brush with elastic wire tee...

Text on the reverse side: The compass is a symbol of accuracy and judgement which can also symbolise our ability to draw a boundary around our desi...

Text on the reverse side: Electric clippers were invented by Leo J. Wahl and patented in 1921. His corporation, operated today by his descendants, ...

Text on the reverse side: Paleolithic humans used flint to shave body hair, dating as far back as 30,000 BC. With the invention of metalworking, lo...

Text on the reverse side: There are a variety of teapots of varying size and shapes, nurturing collectors around the world. What is said to be the ...

Text on the reverse side: The record for the most number of people (3,083 people) knitting together took place in September 2012 at the Royal Alber...

Text on the reverse side: The earliest written record describing a palette is by the Dukes of Burgundy in the late 1460s as 'trenchers of wood for ...

Text on the reverse side: The name of the Star Wars four-legged combat walker stands for - All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT). Used by the groun...

Text on the reverse side: The early most common types of railroad snow plows used was the wedge plow which was a simple wedged design attached to t...

Text on the reverse side: With railroads in North America wanting to run trains at night, the first recorded solution before electric headlights, w...

Text on the reverse side: The first ever modern traffic light was installed Aug. 5, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. With only red and green lights, it was...

Text on the reverse side: In 1804, Englishman Richard Trevithick launched the first practical steam locomotive, which averaged less than 10 mph. To...

Text on the reverse side: Quill pens were used as a writing tool before other pens were invented. Made from a flight feather of a large bird, they ...

Text on the reverse side: A flight from London to Singapore would take around 12 hours today. Back in 1934, the same journey would have taken aroun...

Text on the reverse side: Produced from March 1950, the Volkswagen Type 2 has been a classic. Informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Split...

Text on the reverse side: Thomas Kisbee, a British Naval Officer, invented the modern ring-shaped lifebuoy. Dubbed the “Kisbee Ring”, it was made f...

Text on the reverse side: Sailing has been one of the longest running Olympic disciplines around. It has been a part of the games since 1896, and G...

Text on the reverse side: The Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) of Germany produced the world's largest ship propeller in 2006, with a diameter o...

Text on the reverse side: The first record player was commercially released to the masses back in 1895. The 60s and 70s became the golden age of vi...

Text on the reverse side: Ancient anchors were very basic, often consisting of large stones, or logs of wood, which secured the vessel simply by we...

Text on the reverse side: The cocktail’s first great ice age, saw the introduction of this noble artefact, which some argue came as part of the gol...

Text on the reverse side: The word skyscraper, commonly used to describe a tall urban building, was a term used to describe a small triangular-shap...

Text on the reverse side: A jigger is an hourglass-shaped measuring tool to pour accurate amounts of alcohol as drinks are prepared. In the early 1...

Text on the reverse side: The construction of the shaker, temperature, type of ice, and alcohol chosen, are key factors for a good cocktail. Studie...

Text on the reverse side: The pressure in a bottle of Champagne is typically twice, if not three times, the pressure in a car tyre. Champagne corks...

Text on the reverse side: Sir Winston Churchill was known for his consumption and love of Champagne. The Pol Roger Champagne house made a special p...

Text on the reverse side: A good practice is to insert the speed pourer into the bottle with the hole towards the label. This facilitates easy iden...

Text on the reverse side: Horsepower was a marketing tool used by James Watt who developed a steam engine that was more efficient than any other en...

Text on the reverse side: The first American steam locomotive was originally imported from England in 1830, and it was not until later that year th...

Text on the reverse side: Christian Dior was the first fashion brand that launched designer sunglasses. In the early 1960s they licensed their bran...