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Great collection of amazing and interesting facts about any thing in the world. Amazing facts
about animal, universe, weather, human body, language, insects, birds and many other amazing
and funny facts.
Amazing Facts
How does electronic paper work?
Electronic paper, also known as e-paper or Electronic
Paper Display (EPD) is a display which imitates the
appearance of ordinary paper. Electronic paper is
portable and reusable – it can be refreshed
(electronically) and written upon millions of times.
In the 18th and 19th century, the simple yet dynamic toy that worked on the principles of physics
became very popular in Europe and was known by various names like bandelore, quiz and
L’emigrette.
In 1928, a Filipino American named Pedro Flores opened a small toy factory in California, USA,
becoming the first person I the world to mass-produce yo-yos. The yo-yos became such a rage that
a businessman, Donald Duncan bought over Flores’ company. Doncan’s factory manufactured 3600
yo-yos in an hour, earning the town of Luck in Wisconsin, the epithet of ‘Yo-Yo Capital of the World’!
The yo-yo has undergone various innovations to make it spin faster and longer. Today, yo -yo
competitions are held all over the world.
Life as a barnacle is not easy. A marine barnacle living in the inter-tidal area is alternately lashed by
fierce waves one moment and roasted by the sun the next. When exposed to the sun, barnacles
stop all activities and concentrate on keeping themselves moist. They live in shells made of calcium
carbonate, (the substance found in marble and chalk) and rely on the tides to bring their food.
Barnacles have six pairs of legs that form a type of net to filter plankton which is their food.