The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

Yik Yak

The idea of anonymity on the internet is quite popular among many social medias. Yik Yak was a completely anonymous platform that let users within a 5-mile radius post whatever was on their mind. This was mostly used by college students trying to figure out what's happening on campus and where the best party was. That, and it was used to complain about other college students.

The More You Know

Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
For every human on Earth, there are 1.6 million ants.
In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.