| The Walkman was originally called the Soundabout. |
| The average clock's snooze function lasts nine minutes. |
| The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker. |
| Christopher Columbus' first transatlantic voyage was accomplished at a speed of about 2.8 MPH. |
| The Titanic's whistles could be heard from 11 miles away. |
| The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola. |
| The blueprints for the Eiffel Tower covered more than 14,000 square feet of drafting paper. |
| Limousines originally got their name because they were first built in the Limousin region of France. |
| Originally, the White House in Washington, DC, was grey, not white, and was called the "Executive Mansion." However, after a fire lit by the British in the War of 1812, the house was painted white to cover burn marks. |
| There are more than 200 satellites orbiting Earth solely for the purpose of private communications services, including pagers, telephones, and computers. |