The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

Uber & Rideshare Apps

Before the day and age of Uber, grabbing a taxi was the go-to mode of city transportation. Then, in 2010, Uber was released to the public and totally changed the game. There has been a lot of pushback with the app, especially with taxi drivers, but it's still extremely popular and probably one of the best inventions of the decade.

The More You Know

The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.
It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
There's only one country in the world that doesn't use the metric system.
Where the Wild Things Are was supposed to have been about horses—but the illustrator couldn't draw them.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.