These Are All The Major Pop Culture & Historical Moments of the Last Decade

2010: The iPad Is Released

It was just back in April 2010 when Apple released the first generation of the iPad. When it first came out, the idea of a tablet was a completely revolutionary idea. Now, people are subbing desktops and laptops for tablets. You can do virtually anything on a touch screen these days.  

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The More You Know

  • In the 2011 census for the Czech Republic, over 15 thousand people listed their religion as Jedi.
  • A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.
  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
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