the office cubicle was invented in 1968 by robert propst.

the first algorithm written specifically for a machine was created by ada lovelace.

russian alexey leonov was the first human to perform a spacewalk. unfortunately, his spacesuit inflated so much in the vacuum of space that he couldn't fit back into his space capsule. he literally had to bleed oxygen out of the suit to avoid being stranded.

emilio marco palma was the first person born on the continent of antarctica.

president john quincy adams regularly swam nude in the potomac river. anne royall, the first female american professional journalist, knew of adams’ 5 a.m. swims. after being refused interviews with the president time after time, she went to the river, gathered his clothes and sat on them until she had her interview. this was the first presidential interview ever given to a woman.