The Prague Astronomical Clock, a medieval astronomical clock that is attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague, was first installed in 1410. It is the world's third-oldest astronomical clock as well as the oldest clock in the world that is still in operation.

Astronauts on the Apollo 11, 12 and 14 missions had to quarantine for 21 days from the time of their first encounter with lunar material, in case they had brought along harmful organisms to Earth.

This is Whang-od Oggay, a 105-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines. She is often described as the last and oldest Kalinga tattoo artist, and has been performing the traditional art of hand-tapped tattoos since the age of 15.

The baby cage was invented in 1913 by Mrs. Robert C. Lafferty. It stuck out of a window like an air conditioner and the baby was placed in it to enjoy fresh air and sunshine. The idea was to allow Mom to tend to other duties while baby was out of harm's way.

This is gongylus gongylodes, a species of praying mantis found across Asia. It has extremely slender limbs and large appendages, and the insect sways its body and back and forth to look like a stick flowing in the wind. Because of this, it is called the wandering violin mantis.

Airport runways are not numbered sequentially. They are numbered based on compass bearings in which the runway is oriented. This way, if you are on runway 9, you would be heading east 90 degrees on a compass, and if you are on runway 27, you would be heading west 270 degrees.

This odd-looking creature is a bird called the great eared nightjar. It has barred wings along with a barred tail and long ear-tufts that often lie flat. It is the largest species in the family and can grow up to 12 to 16 inches.

This is the Falkirk Wheel, the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world. A combination of engineering and art allows the wheel to raise boats by more than 114 feet before they sail through the sky. Situated in central Scotland, it connects the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Sony's PlayStation was never meant to be an actual product. Instead, it was intended to be a CD-ROM console that would support Nintendo games. However, when Nintendo backed out of the deal at the last minute, Sony went ahead and launched what soon became one of the most successful gaming consoles of all time.

In 2018, footwear retailer Payless set up a fake luxury shoe store called Palessi. Their aim was to see if people would be willing to pay luxury prices for their discount footwear. It succeeded, with shoppers agreeing to pay upto about $600 for footwear that would typically cost between $19.99 and $39.99.

Chainsaws were originally invented in the 18th century to aid in childbirth.

There is a pill that makes you poop gold and it is sold for $425. They are completely edible and are ideal for people who want to bling out their feces.

King Zog | of Albania was known as a heavy smoker, reported to have smoked an estimated 200 cigarettes per day — he even reportedly woke himself up at night to smoke. He also survived 55+ known assassination attempts.

Napoleon's escape from Elba
Forced to abdicate as French emperor in 1814, Napoleon escaped from exile on the island of Elba this day in 1815 and, gathering support en route, retook power on his return to Paris on March 20, ushering in the Hundred Days.

The Chinese villagers of Xilinshui made a QR code from 130,000 trees which can apparently be scanned by passing planes. The code takes viewers to its Official Tourism website.

During WWII, Coca-Cola created a new soda just for Nazi Germany. The U.S. cut off Coke syrup shipments to Germany, so Coca-Cola Deutschland invented Fanta to keep selling soda under the Nazi regime. It became a global brand after the war.

Anthony Bourdain called “Ratatouille” “simply the best food movie ever made.” This was due to details like the burns on cooks’ arms, accurate to working in restaurants. He said they got it “right” and understood movie making. He got a Thank You credit in the film for notes he provided early on.

In February 2016, hackers stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account at the New York Fed by sending fake SWIFT transfer requests, nearly nabbing $1 billion total. The money hit accounts in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, with most of the Philippine haul vanishing into casinos, aided by lax security and suspected North Korean hackers. Only $18 million was recovered, exposing major flaws in global banking defenses.