The power of 70%

The power of 70%

The human body is made up of about 70% water.
The brain contains roughly 70% water.
About 70% of Earth's surface is covered by water.
About 70% of the universe is made of dark energy.
Around 70% of the galaxies in the universe are thought to be spiral or disk-shaped, although the exact percentage depends on how galaxies are classified and which population is studied.
More than 70% of the known universe may be completely invisible to us, because dark matter and dark energy cannot be directly seen.
Around 70% of Earth's oxygen is produced by marine organisms, especially phytoplankton.
About 70% of the world's freshwater withdrawals are used for agriculture. 70% of land is not forested.
Some people spend around 70% of their time indoors.
Around 70% of Earth's freshwater is locked in glaciers and ice caps.

The worlds first shopping cart.

The worlds first shopping cart.

The first shopping cart was invented by Sylvan Goldman, an American supermarket owner, in 1937.Goldman noticed that customers stopped shopping when their hand baskets became too heavy. He wanted to find a way for people to carry more products around the store.His first idea was a folding metal frame with two shopping baskets placed on it, one above the other.At first, customers did not want to use the new carts. Some men thought they looked like baby strollers, while many women said they were already tired of pushing strollers for their children.To solve this problem, Goldman hired people to walk around the store using the carts, showing customers how convenient they were.Later, engineer Orla Watson improved the design by creating the nesting shopping cart, which allowed empty carts to fit inside each other. This became the model for the modern shopping cart we see in supermarkets today.

The world spelt out in canyons, rivers, lava, and fields.

The world spelt out in canyons, rivers, lava, and fields.

A visual journey across Earth’s surface captured by NASA and USGS Landsat satellite imagery, bringing together natural topographies and human geography to spell out Your name. Click here to see how your name will look like.

Flying backpacks

The Curious Dutch Tradition of Flying Backpacks

Every June across the Netherlands, a peculiar sight transforms quiet neighborhoods and city streets. Standard home flagpoles begin hoisting unexpected cargo: worn backpacks, battered pencil cases, and bulging book bags flying high alongside the Dutch tricolor flag. To an outsider, it might look like a neighborhood prank or a bizarre outdoor storage solution. But in Dutch culture, this visual marker carries profound meaning—it signals that a student in that house has officially passed their eindexamen (final high school exams).