The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle.

The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word "tattau" which means "to mark."

Only one satellite has been ever been destroyed by a meteor: the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.

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