1843: Typewriter invented by Charles Thurber.

1951: Nuclear power reactor invented by Walter Zinn.

“Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online.” —Bill Gates

1793: Eli Whitney develops the cotton gin.

1834: Refrigerator invented by Jacob Perkins.

Wolfman Jack: The Voice of Radio

The days of radio disc jockeys spinning records to entertain listeners through the night are a thing of the past. One of those lost radio disc jockeys had a unmistakable voice and persona they kept listeners glued to the radio to listen to him — not the music.

That radio DJ’s name is Wolfman Jack.

As a child, Wolfman Jack listened to radio personalities all over the world on his transoceanic radio. This interest grew into him graduating from broadcasting school in 1960. Over the next three years, he worked at several stations while creating his “Wolfman” character.

In 1963, Wolfman Jack took his show across the border to XERF-AM in Mexico. This is where his career virtually launched into outer space due to the station’s high-powered signal that was five-times the U.S. limit. At night, nearly anyone in North America could enjoy his signature style and phrases like “Who’s this on the Wolfman telephone?”

Probably his most memorable off-air appearance is 1973’s feature film “American Graffiti.” He played himself and his character actually ties the film together. Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack on July 1, 1995 at his home in North Carolina. http://sntk.in/1d8a1f92

# About 1.8 billion people connect to the Internet, 450 million of them speak English.

Thomas Watson, who was the chairman of IBM in 1943, predicted that there would probably only be a world market for five computers.

# 1000 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte

October 30, 2009

For some users, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” and the “Google Search” buttons were replaced with a field that read: “This space intentionally left blank.” When the user moved their pointing device to this area, the text faded away. Normal search functionality was still achieved by filling in the search field with the desired word string and pressing enter. http://sntk.in/1d8a1f92

October 30, 2009

For some users, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” and the “Google Search” buttons were replaced with a field that read: “This space intentionally left blank.” When the user moved their pointing device to this area, the text faded away. Normal search functionality was still achieved by filling in the search field with the desired word string and pressing enter. http://sntk.in/1d8a1f92

October 30, 2009

For some users, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” and the “Google Search” buttons were replaced with a field that read: “This space intentionally left blank.” When the user moved their pointing device to this area, the text faded away. Normal search functionality was still achieved by filling in the search field with the desired word string and pressing enter. http://sntk.in/1d8a1f92

Nine out of every 1,000 computers are infected with spam.

# Approximately 80 percent of world’s land surface has coverage by cellular networks for mobile phone use.