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

Punch Cards

The old-fashioned way to clock in to work has once again gone digital. Some offices require you to log in to a system or just keep track of your hours in a spreadsheet. Punch cards are cumbersome and dated and don't really serve much of a purpose anymore.

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The More You Know

  • Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors.
  • The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
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