Almost Facts

There’s something oddly captivating about bubble letters—their plump shapes, the way they fill space with friendly curves, almost like candy for the eyes. You probably remember doodling them in notebooks, or spotting them on posters from the 70s or 90s. But did you ever imagine that these bubbly doodles were once almost turned into a … Read more

Calculators have become almost indispensable in classrooms, but it might surprise you to know they were nearly banned from schools in the past. Imagine having a math class stripped of all digital or mechanical help—no calculators, no computers, just pencil, paper, and raw brainpower. Sounds extreme today, but back then, that was a real debate. … Read more

Long before drones became essential tools for cinematic shots or critical assets for military missions, they were little more than the playthings of hobbyists tinkering in their garages. Their humble beginnings as remote-controlled gadgets fuelled by curiosity and a dash of childhood wonder seem almost unrecognizable today. What’s fascinating about these early drones is how … Read more

The journey of face recognition technology isn’t the straightforward tale of nonstop progress that most people assume. Instead, it’s more like a suspenseful drama that almost hit a dead end back in the ’90s. Imagine a field buzzing with promise, only to suddenly stall, teetering on the edge of irrelevance. To anyone deeply interested in … Read more

The story of Touch ID, Apple’s fingerprint scanner technology, is less a straightforward march of progress and more a saga filled with doubt, debate, and the occasional “what if.” It’s easy to take for granted now—a simple press of the thumb unlocking your iPhone, logging into apps, or authorizing purchases. But initially, Touch ID teetered … Read more

Apollo 13 was supposed to be a routine mission—to fly to the moon, land on its surface, collect samples, and come home safely. NASA had done it before, and the technology seemed solid. Yet, what unfolded turned into one of the most gripping survival stories in space exploration history. The mission nearly ended in tragedy, … Read more

The world we live in today, where a simple bacterial infection can often be wiped out by a course of antibiotics, is nothing short of miraculous. Imagine if antibiotics had been delayed by decades—how many lives would have slipped away needlessly, how many medical miracles would have remained out of reach? The story behind antibiotics … Read more

You might find it hard to imagine now, but there was a time when radio could have simply vanished into obscurity—drowned out by skepticism, technical obstacles, and, oddly enough, a lack of widespread enthusiasm. The device that once dominated the living rooms of the world was nearly written off as a failed hobby before it … Read more

It’s fascinating to think that something as fundamental as the electron—now a cornerstone of physics and chemistry—was almost invisible to science. Imagine if we had failed to detect this tiny particle early on. What would have become of our understanding of matter, electricity, and even the universe itself? The electron’s discovery is a story of … Read more

It’s wild to think about vaccines, those tiny jabs we often take for granted today, almost disappearing entirely back in the 1800s. Today, they’re hailed as medical marvels, but the journey there wasn’t smooth, and in fact, it was downright contentious. Did you know there were serious pushbacks so intense that some wanted to ban … Read more