These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Paper Maps

Using a paper map to travel is really more of a hassle than anything else these days. Most people don't even know how to properly read one of these since they've never had to thanks to the invention of the GPS. Virtual maps even read out the turn by turn directions to you.

Print Catalogs

Remember the days of flipping through Christmas catalogs and circling things for your wishlist? Nowadays that translates to "add to cart." Why waste paper on printing thousands of magazines when shoppers can just browse websites and buy things with one click?

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The More You Know

  • Before mating, the female giraffe will first urinate in the male's mouth.
  • When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
  • Bill Gates plans to donate 95% of his $81.1 billion dollar wealth to charity. That's about $77 billion dollars!
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.