As Food52 reported, the San Francisco syrup company Torani is said to have invented the flavoured latte in 1982. Its origin story alleges that the retired coffee industry veteran LC “Brandy” Brandenburg created a flavoured latte out of steamed milk, espresso and Torani’s vanilla and orange syrups, which he dubbed “Fantasia.”
100 Mind-Blowing Reported Facts
Boars wash their food. National Geographic reported that at Basel Zoo in Switzerland, zookeepers watched adult and juvenile wild boars pick up sandy apples and bring them to a nearby creek in their environment to wash before eating. Though some items like sugar beets were eaten without human-like behaviour, the boars brought a whole dead chicken to the creek to wash before chowing down. One ecologist called this a “luxury behaviour.”
In 2014, a missing woman on a vacation in Iceland was found in a search party for herself. A missing tourist in the Eldgja Canyon was found in the search party tasked to locate her. She was last seen on the tour bus nearing the volcanic canyon. However, when she changed out of her clothes, she was reported missing. The search progressed from evening until the wee hours of the morning. The tourist group – and likely the tourist herself – were in for the surprise of their lives when they found the missing person in the search party itself.
The release of Pokemon GO increased game-related accidents by 26.5%. During the first 5 months of its release, damages over $25.5 million had occurred. 2 deaths were also reported to have taken place while the individuals were playing Pokemon GO.
Tulips were considered very valuable in the 1600s. It was reported that during this time, Tulips were worth more than gold. This flower was very popular during festivals and eventually became a form of currency.
The fortune cookie was invented in America. The first person in the U.S. reported to serve fortune cookies is Makoto Hagiwara from San Francisco. The first recorded use of serving fortune cookies was dated in the early 1890s.
There were over 300 banana-related injuries in Britain in 2001. Over 300 banana-related accidents were reported in Britain in 2001, mostly involving people slipping on skins.
A snail can sleep for three years. Snails require moisture to survive. So, if there is extreme weather, they can sleep for up to three years. It is reported that based on geography, snails often hibernate or estivate to escape from warm climates.
Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different Did you know that everyone has a different tongue print like fingerprints? Our tongue prints also have unique identifying marks. As reported by researcher David Zhang, the tip of the tongue has a unique physiological texture and geometric shape that can be used for verification purposes.
The coldest temperature ever recorded occurred in Antarctica, -144 Fahrenheit, as reported by researchers in a scientific journal in 2018.
The Video Streaming Market is Exploding. To stream or not to stream? Even Shakespeare couldn’t have envisioned the scope of this phenomenon. Streaming was projected to become a 70.05-billion-dollar industry by 2021, but that number was likely surpassed when COVID-19 quarantines restricted entertainment options. Anticipated CAGR of 18.3% is likely under-reported and product variety isn’t the only reason streaming is so popular. Businesses using streaming technology as marketing and advertising tools — led by high-profile platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu — offer viewers a smorgasbord of options that are especially appreciated by smartphone and tablet users.
CompTIA research shows that 71% of companies reported increased usage of online marketplaces.
Hitler’s half-nephew’s service in the US Navy. The son of Adolf Hitler’s half-brother, Alois, William Patrick Hitler was born in England in 1911 but moved to Germany in the 1930s. He was something of a problem for the German Führer, and in July 1939 he published an article in Look magazine titled ‘Why I hate my uncle. . .’ He moved to America in 1939. It has been reported that in 1944 he appealed directly to President Roosevelt to join the fight against his uncle and the FBI deemed it sincere. Though he never saw combat, Hitler served until 1947. He changed his name to William Stuart-Houston and died in 1987.
Daylight saving time ended on a national level after the war, but individual states and municipalities kept it going until World War II. At the end of World War I, the entire nation went on what was effectively a year-round daylight saving time. After World War II, the entire nation was again picking and choosing daylight saving time. It’s been reported that in Iowa, back in 1964, there were 23 different combinations of dates that communities turned on and off daylight saving time. In 1966, the government officially mandated a standardised daylight saving time for the entire United States, though individual states could opt out. Until 2007, daylight saving time ended in October. It’s been reported that the candy industry lobbied to wait until after Halloween to change the clocks back an hour.
Greece has the Lowest Number of Cyberattacks in 2023. Greece ranks as the country with the least number of cyberattacks, as reported by the 2023 National Cyber Security Index (NCSI). On the NCSI, Greece scored 96.10, followed by Finland (96.00) and the United Kingdom (95.80).
In 2022, 97% of Avast Antivirus Clients Configured it to English. Avast reported that 97% of its users prefer to set its default language to English. It implies that the vast majority of its users are English speakers.
60% of the Overall Malware Attacks Were Distributed Using Encrypted Traffic. Cyberattackers prefer to distribute malware attacks via encrypted SSL/TSL traffic. It appears to be a preferred option, as encrypted channels make it hard for the malware to be detected or mitigated, as reported by WatchGuard.
Linux Dominates Web Servers: By 2023, 96.3% of the top 1,000,000 web servers were reported to run on Linux. The Android operating system is based on a highly modified version of the Linux kernel. Many websites you visit daily are hosted on servers running Linux due to its stability and security making it a top choice for web hosting companies, as it can handle a heavy load of website visitors without slowing down.
In 2018, Under Armour reported that its “My Fitness Pal” app was hacked, affecting 150 million users. (Under Armour)
Phishing attacks account for more than 80 per cent of reported security incidents. (CSO Online)
70 per cent of cybersecurity professionals reported that their organisations are understaffed, which has hampered multiple functional and operational elements of cybersecurity. (ISC2)
In 2020 hackers sold over 500,000 Zoom passwords on the dark web (Forbes): Criminals will often take advantage of events happening in the world, the concerns of their targets, and the vulnerability of society to make money. This was particularly evident in 2020 when countless hackers started sending COVID-themed phishing emails to attempt to hack personal and business accounts. Forbes reported in April 2020 that hackers stole and sold over 500,000 passwords for the popular video-conferencing tool, Zoom, which ended up on the dark web. The information included personal user names too.
In 2021 the most common initial attack vector was compromised credentials (IBM): IBM reported the most common initial attack vendor to be compromised credentials in hacking cases. In other words, this is when people lose their username or password. Compromised credentials accounted for around 20% of attacks, while phishing was responsible for 17%, and cloud misconfiguration led to around 15% of hacks. Though business email compromise was responsible for only 4% of hacking incidents in this report, it also had the highest average cost at around $5.1 million per attack. The second most expensive initial attack vector was phishing, at around $4.56 million.
According to research released by BlackBerry, 51% of IT decision-makers believed a successful cyber attack would be credited to ChatGPT within a year, and it happened. Multiple firms have also reported ChatGPT’s ability to create malware.
As reported by Gartner, by 2025, more than 75% of venture and seed capital investors will use AI and data analytics to gather information.
Back in 2020, only 9% of firms reported using AI tools like machine learning and voice recognition. However, the market was by no means small – it was worth $10 billion, and it’s continued to grow, with projections that it’ll reach $27 billion by 2026.