The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

Pokemon Go!

Summer 2016: where everything seemed to be okay for once. Granted, kids were trespassing into people's yards and even onto train tracks to catch that Pokemon, but still, they were at least outside! Pokemon Go! used Augmented Reality technology for the player to project a Pokemon onto whatever their camera was pointing at. There were even "tournament" points at certain public parks and restaurants where users could meet up to battle their Pokemon.

The More You Know

If you heat up a magnet, it will lose its magnetism.
The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.