Meet the World’s First Coder
Fact: #2739
In 1843, Ada Lovelace published what is considered the first computer algorithm, designed for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, making her… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Unrepeatable
Fact: #2738
The first person to win two Nobel Prizes was a woman, Marie Curie. She won in Physics (1903) and Chemistry… Read More
This Oil isn’t Slippy
Fact: #2737
OPEC was founded in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. At the time, these five countries held… Read More
Wrapped in Regret
Fact: #2741
Packaging plastics account for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions – which is equivalent to producing roughly 1.8 billion… Read More
Fueling South Africa
Fact: #2740
In 2023, South Africa imported most of its crude oil from Nigeria (29%) and Saudi Arabia (24%), followed by the… Read More
Coal Hard Cash
Fact: #2739
In May 2025, the U.S. Export-Import Bank unanimously reversed a decade-long ban on overseas coal project financing. This means taxpayer-backed… Read More