Everyday Objects facts

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There was a magician by the name Jasper Maskelyne who used "magic" to help against the nazis in WWII. He would hide tools and maps in everyday objects and fool the nazis by using illusions.

About the Italian Unabomber, who placed tiny explosive devices inside everyday objects, including tomato sauce, a Nutella jar, and an egg, in public spaces in parts of Italy. Numerous people, including children, lost fingers and limbs. The bomber operated from 1994 to 2006 and remains unknown.

In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 15 of the best facts about Everyday Objects I managed to collect.

1. The opposite of Déjà vu is Jamais vu, where you feel unfamiliar with people, places or objects you recognise everyday

2. The majority of the sounds we hear in nature documentaries are actually made by people in sound studios with their hands and other everyday objects.

3. In 2014, MIT developed technology that allowed them to extract audio by analyzing video of everyday objects in a room. The video was taken through soundproof glass and could even be done with a consumer level DSLR .

4. The Beethoven birthplace in Bonn, Germany houses the largest Beethoven collection in the world. The museum is filled with everyday objects from Beethoven's life, as well as musical instruments and memorabilia, such as Beethoven's last grand piano

5. It is misleading to visualize the Big Bang by comparing its size to everyday objects. When the size of the universe at Big Bang is described, it refers to the size of the observable universe, and not the entire universe

6. Tiffany & Co. has an "Everyday Objects" collection which includes a wide variety of objects which have been "Tiffany-fied" and cost loads of money. Example, $1000 "tin" can.

7. In the 2001 film "Zoolander" the fashion line "Derelicte" consists of clothing made from everyday objects that could be found on the streets of New York. John Galliano used clothing worn by the destitute as an inspiration for a real-life fashion line in 2000.

8. Transformers toyline was originally two separate toy lines from Takara: Diaclone which was a giant Mecha type similar to Macross/Robotech) piloted by human which was made into Autobot and Microman which was an alien cyborg type disguised as everyday object which was rebranded as Decepticon.

9. MIT researchers developed an algorithm that can uncover unintelligible audio by taping everyday objects and translating the sound vibrations back to intelligible sound.

10. Tiffany & Co. sells sterling silver replicas of everyday objects, including a $1,000 soup can and a $9,000 ball of yarn

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Transformers toyline was originally two separate toy lines from Takara: Diaclone which was a giant Mecha type similar to Macross/Robotech) piloted by human which was made into Autobot and Microman which was an alien cyborg type disguised as everyday object which was rebranded as Decepticon.

There's a smart object that turns your movement into music. It can be placed in everyday objects, in a sports ball, in clothes, in socks, etc. and dance to make music and control the beat and the melody just by moving. - source

Tiffany&Co sells "Everyday Objects" like coffee cans and straws made of silver and gold for hundreds/thousands of dollars. - source