FAST FACTS – Interesting tidbits to entertain you.

Talk about a change of luck

In 1999, an Australian named Bill Morgan was declared dead for 14 minutes after an allergic reaction to medication he was prescribed to help his recovery from a car crash. Later he was revived and lived on unscathed. To celebrate his survival, he bought a Scratch-It and won a $27,000 car. A news team picked up the story and asked him to re-enact the scratch card moment, so he bought another card and won $250,000 live on camera.

Word of the day

In 1964, a teenager named Peter Roberts invented the world’s first quick-release ratchet. He sold his patent to Sears for $US10,000 after the company convinced him that his invention was not worth much more. Sears went on to make $US44 million in its first 10 years selling the ratchet. Mr Roberts sued Sears for fraud and was eventually awarded $US10 million.

By the numbers By the numbers

While BlackBerry stopped updating operating systems for the mobile phone in 2013, 2022 brought the final nail in the coffin. As of January 4, the company no longer supports BlackBerries running its legacy services, meaning older devices will no longer be able to send text messages or make calls. It’s hard to remember, but BlackBerries were once so beloved by fans they were nicknamed ‘CrackBerries’.

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The number of countries The number of countries in the world.

“When we strive to Quote of the week 14 become better than The average we are, everything smartphone around us becomes user checks better too.” Facebook 14 – Paulo Coelho times a day.

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The percentage of people who admit to buying a product because of social media advertising. 80 million

More than 80 million mouse ears have More than 80 million mouse ears have been sold at Walt Disney World to date.

Today in history – March 24

1882 – Robert Koch discovers the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. The German scientist, who is regarded as the father of modern bacteriology, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1905. 1896 – Alexander Popov achieves the world’s first radio transmission. The Russian physicist transmitted the words “Heinrich Hertz” from one building of St Petersburg University to another. 1965– Millions watch NASA spacecraft Ranger 9 crash into the Moon. The US space probe broadcast live pictures back to Earth, enabling TV viewers to follow its approach to the Moon and its controlled crash. 1999 – For the first time in its history, NATO attacks a sovereign country. The military alliance bombed Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War – without a UN mandate.

Elucidate

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