1 Calories Burned For Walking: 4.6 km/h (13 minutes per km). 2  Calories Burned For Walking: 4 km/h (15 minutes per km). 3  Calories Burned For Walking: 3.15 km/h (19 minutes per km).
The first true hypodermic syringe was created by Alexander Wood in 1853. He modified a regular syringe, which at that time was used for treating birthmarks, by adding a needle. He then used this new device for introducing morphine into the skin of patients who suffered from sleeping disorders.
The original inventor of the mechanical pencil is up for debate. There are documented references to a lead-holding pencil as early as 1565, and the earliest known version of what is now considered the modern mechanical pencil was found in 1791. There are also many patents for different versions.