Slices of life

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Wagon wheels

On May 12, 1847, while traveling by wagon from Missouri to Utah, William Clayton invented the modern odometer, a distance-measuring device.

Separate gears controlled the digits that tracked how often the wheels turned. Before this, Clayton had to count each turn - 360 equaled a mile - to measure distance.

Spidey's game

Most ordered video games:

1-3. "Spider-Man 3," PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (respectively), Teen

4. "Legend of the Dragon," Nintendo Wii, Teen

5. "Winx Club: Join the Club," PlayStation Portable, E

Source: Amazon.com

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