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

Console Televisions

Old-fashioned televisions were not designed to be aesthetically pleasing. They were clunky boxes that sat in the middle of your living room and served the purpose of playing shows. Now, they're huge, sleek screens that are built in to the design of your home and virtually blend in with wherever they are.

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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.
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  • An 11-year-old is responsible for naming Pluto.
  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
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