21st Century Inventions That Could Change Your Life

The Phone Fan

This seems like a silly invention, but when you're six hours into a summer festival with no wind, this would be a lifesaver. Most of these phone fans work by attaching the device to the charging port of your phone. Switch the fan on for a nice breeze! Be wary, though, some fans work better than others.

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The More You Know

  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
  • A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
  • Domino's Japan trained reindeer to deliver pizza.
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