A 155-year-old mousetrap successfully caught a mouse in 2016.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as the saying goes, and this proved to be true for a very early design of the mousetrap. Colin Pullinger unveiled his Perpetual Mousetrap in the mid-1800s, claiming that it would last a lifetime. Pullinger could still make that claim more than a century later.Even without bait, the 155-year-old device on display at England's Museum of English Rural Life caught a mouse that snuck into it in 2016. In an attempt to build a nest, the mouse entered the trap and activated the see-saw mechanism. Unfortunately, the rodent did not make it. The perpetual mousetrap, on the other hand, clearly does!
Related Facts
Athena Turned Her Into a Beast
Every month, your nails grow between 3 and 4 millimeters.
Homi J Bhabha redirected India's nuclear development.
Your spinal cord has the ability to remember the pain.
Not All Palm Trees Are 'Trees,' and Not All Plants Called Palms Are Truly Palms
The egg yolks and whites have the same amount of protein.
Kimchi Traveled to Space
She Was One of the Three Gorgons
"WHAT SMELLS LIKE THYME?"
It’s a legal requirement to own a burial plot before you die in Sarpourenx, France
Ebook sales have plummeted. (Sorry, Internet trolls!)
White willow is used to make cricket bats.
What is the path of sound waves?
The Devil's Kettle is a huge hole that swallows half a river and no one knows where it leads.
Your Skin Glows When You Dance
From minor trickling to potentially fatal bleeding, stomach ulcers can bleed.
A laser can become entangled in water.
Antique China is in high demand.
Swiss Guards protect the Pope.
The famous 5.9-liter V12 engine of Aston Martin is made up of two Ford V6s.
Did you Know? Snow Flakes come in all sizes
Cambodia's flag is the only one in the world with a structure on it.
Venus flytraps do not eat insect pollinators.
Shrimps are well-known for their deliciousness! But did you know that there are over 2,000 different types of shrimp worldwide?
Snake Plants Prefer Dry Environments