The Great Wall Was Almost Built from Wood
Imagine if the Great Wall of China wasn’t this massive stone and brick behemoth snaking across mountains and deserts but instead, a giant wooden barricade
The First Emoji Almost Didn’t Happen
Back in the early ’90s, when the internet was still a baby taking its first uncertain steps, nobody could have predicted that tiny yellow faces
The World Wide Web Almost Had a Paywall
Imagine waking up one day to find out that the entire World Wide Web—your favorite place to scam Netflix passwords, watch cute cat videos, or
The Solar System Was Nearly Geocentric Forever
It’s wild to think that for thousands of years, nearly everyone on Earth was convinced the Sun, planets, and stars all revolved around us. Not
YouTube Was Almost a Dating Site
Imagine logging on to YouTube and instead of endless cats doing backflips or people unboxing the latest tech gadget, you’re greeted by profiles, heart icons,
The Rubik’s Cube Was Nearly a Teaching Tool Only
It’s wild to think that the Rubik’s Cube—one of the most iconic puzzles of all time—almost stayed locked up as a dry teaching aid. Before