The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Berners-Lee is the current director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees the continued development of the Internet. In 2009, he founded the World Wide Web Foundation, an organization that works to make the web a safe, accessible, and empowering tool for the good of humanity.

Watergate Scandal (1972)

On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex located in Washington, D.C. Although Richard Nixon won the election five months later, the FBI determined that all five men had links to the White House. It was then revealed that the men were members of the Committee to Re-elect the President—or CREEP.

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The More You Know

  • Earth is not as round as you thought.
  • You spend about 10% of the time you're awake blinking.
  • Glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
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