These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Printed Books

Thanks to the invention of the eBook and eReaders, print books might be on their way out within the next few years. Not only would it be environmentally friendly to save the paper books are printed on, but it would be a more convenient way to access libraries. However, nobody wants to see the closure of real libraries.

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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.
  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
  • In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
  • There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.
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