Human beings can use only a small fraction of Earth’s water. In school, we were taught that most (specifically, 71 per cent) of the planet’s surface is covered in water. While that’s true, humans can use only 0.007 per cent of that water, according to National Geographic. That’s because only about 2.5 per cent of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only 1 per cent of that is accessible. The rest is made up of glaciers and snowfields.
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It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. It’s considered animal abuse because they’re social beings and get lonely.
Humans share about 50% of our DNA with bananas. By sequencing the entire genome of various organisms, researchers have discovered similarities in their base material. Human beings have been found to share many of the housekeeping genes that are necessary for cellular function with bananas.
Potatoes can reflect your wi-fi signal. In a 2012 experiment to test the wireless signals on new planes, potatoes were used and placed on the seats. The results found that because of the high water content of the potatoes, they can reflect and absorb radio and wireless signals. Human beings are also able to do the same thing.
Human beings share 99.9 per cent of the same genes. You’re just 0.1% different from the person you hate the most. However, you’re just 0.1% away from being Beyonce.
The First Computer ever (ENIAC). The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) made history as the first computer in the world (which was electronic programmable). Development of the computer was completed in 1945, and the computer entered service in December of that year. ENIAC could displace the computational power of 2,400 human beings for $500,000. ENIC relied on octal-base radio tubes to function. However, these tubes constantly burned out daily and required replacement. This means that ENIAC ran about 50% of the time and experienced downtime for tube replacements otherwise. More specialised and durable tubes eventually became available, leading to failures every one to two days.
Yahoo’s original name was a mouthful. The original URL for Yahoo was akebono.standford.edu. The name Yahoo was selected because it was derived from Gulliver’s Travels slang, “Yahoo,” which was a fictional race of beings in the book. Bonus Fact: Amazon wasn’t always Amazon, either! Originally named “Cadabra.com,” Cadabra was an online bookstore only. CEO Jeff Bezos explored other options in the ’90s, some of which still redirect to Amazon, like Relentless.com. Amazon was registered in 1994 and has grown into the monolith that it is today.