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The dishwasher was invented in 1889. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers. The supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969. MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. August 1st 1981 (the first music video shown 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles). Italy and France produce over 40% of all wine. A connected bunch of bananas is called a hand and individual bananas are called fingers. Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC. You are 1% shorter in the evening than you are in the morning. A 15th anniversary is called a quindecennial. reload more facts