In 2017, social robot Sophia was given citizenship by Saudi Arabia – the first robot to be given legal personhood … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – First Robot With Citizenship appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
Aston Martin partnered with submarine maker Triton to develop a limited edition submarine known as Project Neptune. The submarine seats … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Aston Martin Submarine appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
There’s a Google Map for Mercury, Venus, Earth’s moon, Mars, Pluto, three out of four of Jupiter’s moons, and all … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Google Maps Of Other Planets appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In the early days of home computers (late 1970’s to early 80’s), computer magazines featured code listings that readers would … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Type-in Programs appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
The Dynasphere was a monowheel vehicle design which was patented in 1930 by Dr J. A. Purves. Purves’ idea was … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Dynasphere appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
James William “Jimi” Heselde purchased the Segway Company in 2009. Nine months later he died after falling off a cliff … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Segway Owner Dies Riding Segway appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In old Nokia phones, the standard notification tone for an SMS (text message) was simply ‘M’ (for message) in Morse … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Nokia Message Tones appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In the 1990’s, a group of Mazda engineers created a suitcase “car” from a large Samsonite suitcase and a pocket … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Mazda Suitcase Car appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
According to market research firm Euromonitor International, global gum sales have declined 15% since 2007 – the year the iPhone … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Smartphones Hurting Chewing Gum Sales appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
One in three smartphone users in India run out of space daily according to a survey by Western Digital, compared … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Good Morning MMS appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
For over 10 years, James McCormick sold the ADE 651, a fake ‘bomb detector’, all over the world (but primarily … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – ADE 651 Fake Bomb Detectors appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
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