From the archive

The world's first webcam was invented in 1991 at Cambridge's Computer Laboratory just to watch a coffee pot, so researchers would not trek to the room only to find it empty.

Source: Trojan Room coffee pot, Wikipedia

Today’s design
Moulded Plastic Chair (DSW)
Charles & Ray Eames · 1950 · Herman Miller

One of the first mass-produced plastic chairs — a single moulded shell on the wiry 'Eiffel' base.

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A new fact every morning.Monday, 5 October 2026