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Random Facts About Inventions And Technology For Kids

Scientists teach AI to help protect endangered animals by guessing where poachers might go next. This way, rangers can stop bad guys and keep animals safe!

Early GPS receivers could take several minutes to figure out their location — way slower than today’s super-fast devices!

History & Development

The very first barcode was invented in 1952 by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver, who were inspired by Morse code dots and dashes to create lines that could be read by a machine!

More than 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute — that’s like 21 days of non-stop videos!

The first YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005, titled “Me at the zoo.”