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    The first drinking straws were used in ancient times by beer drinking Sumerians, to filter out the solid by-products from fermentation.

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Space & Astonomy > Telescopes and Lenses


On 9th April, 1895, James Keeler proved that Saturn’s rings are made up of individual objects... Read more »

On 3rd October, 1947, The Hale telescopes’ new 200″ (508cm) wide telescope lens was completed... Read more »

On 10th August, 1966, The Lunar Orbiter I was launched by the U.S.... Read more »

On 5th April, 1991, The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory was launched... Read more »


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