When did the modern bikini come into existence?

Daily Trivia / October 26, 2024

According to the official version, the modern bikini was invented by French engineer Louis Reard and fashion designer Jacques Heim in Paris in 1946. It was named after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests a few ...Read More

What did Willhelm win his Nobel prize for?

Daily Trivia / October 26, 2024

In 1901, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize for physics. He noticed that certain rays caused paper coated with barium platinocyanide to glow, even when the paper was in the next room. Baffled by the mystery,...Read More

What was Siberia's currency?

Daily Trivia / October 26, 2024

Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.

Which cloud is the highest?

Daily Trivia / October 26, 2024

The highest ordinary type cloud is the cirrus, which occurs at an average altitude of 27,000 feet.

How large was Ross' telescope?

Daily Trivia / October 26, 2024

In 1845, the third Earl of Ross, a wealthy amateur astronomer, built the world's largest telescope on his Ireland estate. The earl's reflecting telescope had a 72-inch metal mirror, and was suspended between two ivy-...Read More

How loud is too loud?

Daily Trivia / October 25, 2024

Permanent hearing loss can result from prolonged exposure to sounds at 85 decibels (0 decibels is the threshold for hearing). For comparison, a busy street corner is about 80 decibels, a subway train from 20 feet is 100 ...Read More