The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

Google Glass

The Google Glass was... an idea. However, it was not executed well at all. Users looked like a Terminator-esque villain with these glasses on, and it wasn't subtle. The glasses used AR technology for use, and there was even a camera installed. Of course, this made the product a privacy issue since it could record anyone at any time without them knowing. Needless to say, the $1,500 glasses didn't take off and flopped.

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The More You Know

  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.
  • Bloodhounds are great marathoners.
  • Arkansas hosts the annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest.
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