#GetFact'd: What did the man who invented a microwave discover in his pocket?

#GetFact'd: What did the man who invented a microwave discover in his pocket?

Do you know who first invented the microwave?

Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology.
Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology. Image/Mass Moments

Darren Maule's Get Fact'd gives you interesting information that is both educational and informative. 

And it always leaves Keri and Sky intrigued...

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1. 

The ISS has an amateur radio station aboard that is used by astronauts to make contact with schools while in orbit. Occasionally, during their downtime, they also "call out" to any amateur radio operators on Earth.

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2. 

The microwave oven was patented in 1945 after inventor Percy Spencer discover a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted while he was standing in front of an active radar instrument.

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Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology.
Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology. Image/Mass Moments

3. 

In the world's quietest room, you can hear your own heartbeat and hear your bones grind when you move.

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If you stand in it for long enough, you start to hear your heartbeat.
If you stand in it for long enough, you start to hear your heartbeat. Image/CNN

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