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Stork GPS

A Polish Environmental Charity Placed a GPS Tracker with a SIM Card on a White Stork to Follow Their Migratory Pattern. They Lost Track of the Stork and Received a Phone Bill for $2,700.

Global Positioning System (GPS) and GSM modules are used in an Arduino-based vehicle tracking system. This communication method makes use of a GSM modem and SIM card. But did you know why a Polish research team had to pay a $2,700 phone bill? Using a SIM card in a GPS tracker, a Polish environmental charity […]

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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Project

It Took Four Years to Complete the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Project. A Parade was Held in New Your City to Celebrate the Occasion.

Today, copper and fiber-optic cables carrying data under the ocean between countries enable instant global communication. But did you know how long it took to install the first transatlantic telegraph cable? On September 1, 1857, New York held a parade to commemorate the first transatlantic telegraph cable installation. It took four years to complete the

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Shazam

Before Shazam Became an App, it was a Telephone Service Which You Could Call to Identify a Song. The Caller Would Then Get a Text with the Details of the Song.

You may have heard about Shazam in the music industry. With the service, what began as a simple song identifier has evolved into much more. And if you enjoy music, it’s time to learn more about Shazam and what it can do for you. So what is the Shazam App?  Before it was an app,

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Trent Park

Trent Park was the British Prisoners of War Camp During World War II. They Would Take Axis Prisoners and Let Them Live in Luxury. The House was Bugged, and the Program Gave Allies Lots of Vital Intel

Trent Park is an English country house in north London, along with its former extensive grounds. The original great house, several statues, and other structures within the grounds, such as the Orangery, are Grade II listed structures. The site is designated as Metropolitan Green Belt, is located within a conservation area, and is grade II

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Martha Gellhorn

Martha Gellhorn, a Journalist, was the Only Woman to Land on the Normandy Beaches. Her Request to Join was Actually Denied, so She Stowed Away in a Toilet and Disguised Herself

World War II wasn’t just a man’s war. 350,000 American women answered the call to serve their country. However, they were not part of D-Day. Only one woman was present during the time, along with 150,000 men. But who was this woman, and what was her role on D-Day? Martha Gellhorn was the only woman

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Yakuza Phones

Yakuza Bosses in Japan Struggle to Upgrade Their Phones. They are Not Allowed to Buy Smartphones and are Forced to Use Old 3G Flip Phones.

Despite dealing with the cutthroat battle for businesses and territory regularly, you’d think Yakuza bosses balance things out by enjoying the finer things in life, such as expensive meals and cutting-edge electronics. But did you know that they are not allowed to use smartphones? Yakuza bosses in Japan are not permitted to purchase smartphones and

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I-am-Rich-App

What is the “I Am Rich” App?

In 2008, a man named Armin Heinrich decided to create a unique mobile application. But this would be no ordinary app, it would be unlike any of its predecessors in that it would do absolutely nothing. When the app was launched, it displayed a lucent ruby in the center of the screen, as well as

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Telephone

How Did Alexander Graham Bell Want to Answer the Telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor who is credited for patenting the world’s first functional telephone. He is also the co-founder of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. While we commonly answer our phones with a hello. Did you know Bell intended to greet people on the telephone? When people first began

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Who Invented the Pop-Up Ad?

Pop-up ads are the pesky and sudden windows that appear on a website. They continue to be one of the most annoying and intrusive forms of online advertising. Fortunately, many immediately hated the pop-ups, leading to the creation and development of pop-up ad blockers.  Ethan Zuckerman created the pop-up ad for the former company he

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Did Charles Manson Have A Cellular Phone in Prison?

Cellular phones smuggled into prisons are nuisances for law enforcers and prison management. This particular contraband has been so prevalent in prison systems that even the mass murderer had one under his mattress. The orchestrator of one of the most notorious killing rampage in US History, Charles Manson, had a cellular phone under his mattress.

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