Culture & History

In 2018, the treadmill celebrated its 200-year anniversary. Originally, it was designed as a torture device.

Did you know that in 2017, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” became the most streamed song of all time?

Did you know that in 2016, Deadpool became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time?

Did you know that in 2015, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year was the “face with tears of joy” emoji?

In 2014, a photo on Facebook received 100 million likes, the first time this milestone was achieved since the platform's creation.

Did you know that Grand Theft Auto V earned over $800 million in sales within its first 24 hours of release in September 2013?

During the 2012 London Olympics, the Spanish synchronized swimming team performed their routine to music from "Star Wars."

Did you know that our planet reached a population of 7 billion people in 2011?

Did you know that the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was officially opened to the public in 2010?

Did you know that Bitcoin was first launched in 2009?

Did you know that the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing became the most expensive Summer Olympics in history?

Did you know that in 2007, the US state of New Mexico declared that Pluto is still a planet?