What did the fly tell Descartes?

Daily Trivia / December 11, 2024

Descartes came up with the theory of coordinate geometry by looking at a fly walk across a tiled ceiling.

How large is a cord?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2024

A cord of wood is 128 cubic feet and usually measures 4 feet high, 4 feet, wide and 8 feet long.

How did the first tank come about?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2024

The fighting conditions World War I prompted the British Army to begin research into a self-propelled vehicle which could cross trenches, crush barbed wire, and would be impervious to fire from machine-guns. Having already...Read More

How many people were in the first phone book?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2024

The first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names. It was published in New Haven, Connecticut, by the New Haven District Telephone Company in February, 1878.