WEIRD TECH FACTS 2019 | TOP 5 Technological facts that will BLOW your MIND!!

Talking about the technological facts, you will get a number of them on the internet. But here we will discuss some of the most interesting and weird ones which I am certain you are unaware of. So read till the end cause you are going to learn some very interesting technical facts that no one knows.

• The first Pen Drive was as big as a Washing Machine. Yes, you read it right, in the modern age where we get 1TB of Pendrive just of the size of our finger, IBM 13 11 was the first Pendrive which was as big as a washing machine and could store only up to 8 Mb. 

• Setting up an alarm is so common, it has promptly made our life easier, we can set an alarm for any particular time for various possible reasons, maybe getting up early, remembering things, etc. But do you know that the first alarm was invented by Levi Hutchins, New Hampshire, the United States in 1787 and the weirdest fact about this is that this alarm clock could only ring at 4 am. He made this clock for himself to help him get up early for his job.

• Use of GPS has increased nowadays and using GPS in smartphones is very common whether you are using it for location purpose or for booking a cab, all its free, you only need is a good internet connection. But do you know, GPS is actually NOT free and it costs around $2 million per day and this money comes from American tax revenue.

• The computer mouse that we use in the present time accompanies unique features and are of modern technology, but you will be amazed to know that the first mouse was made of wood by Douglas Engelbart who is moreover known as the father of the modern mouse. It typically consists of a wooden base and two wheels to roll back and forth.

• With the modernizing technology, where people are coming across new inventions and new gadgets which help in making life easier, people have started taking interest in this specific field. But do you know there is a specific phobia known as Technophobia meaning fear of technology. The people having this phobia feels uncomfortable or anxious around advanced technology and complex gadgets like computers.

Now that wraps up the five weird tech facts, but I want to share another cause this one is really interesting to know and you can consider it as a bonus one:
Pulling pranks is common, and we do it for fun and 1st April is a day known as the April fools day and on this day we make fool of others and do pranks for fun. But this becomes quite weird when we hear an agency like NASA pulled a prank. Yes, it's true, on 1st April 2005; NASA pulled a prank telling the world that they had found water on Mars.

So those were some of the wired technology facts. So I hope you all liked the content and if yes, then do not forget to share it with your friends and make them also aware of these facts. Also, you can follow me on social media from the links given in the right sidebar.