The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

Yik Yak

The idea of anonymity on the internet is quite popular among many social medias. Yik Yak was a completely anonymous platform that let users within a 5-mile radius post whatever was on their mind. This was mostly used by college students trying to figure out what's happening on campus and where the best party was. That, and it was used to complain about other college students. 

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The More You Know

  • A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
  • Lightning can heat the air it passes through to 50,000 degrees.
  • Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
  • Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham as part of a bet.
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