The iPhone turns 7, June 29
Yep, it’s been seven years since Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone and changed the industry and our lives. There are now eight models and counting, and more are being purchased every day than there are babies being born.
Sky Lantern Festival, Feb. 14
Pingxi - Taiwan: Buy a one-meter (three-foot) lantern, write your wishes on it, light the candle and watch your hopes float to the heavens. As many as 200,000 lanterns are released over the remote mountain town an hour’s drive from Taipei. Centuries ago the lanterns signaled that it was safe to return to the village after a raid by bandits. Today they signal the end of the Chinese New Year.
Sky City scheduled for completion, June
Changsha, China: At 838 meters. or 2,749 feet, it will become the world’s tallest building, outstripping the incumbent, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, by 10 meters. The Empire State Building reigned as the tallest from 1931 to 1973, and the Sears Tower in Chicago from 1973 to 1996. Since then, buildings across the Middle East and Asia have taken turns being tallest.
World Toilet Day, Nov. 19
It’s intended to raise awareness of the struggle faced by the 2.5 billion people who don’t have access to a proper, clean toilet. The organization Water Aid suggests showing solidarity by downloading a toilet seat template and sitting on it all day.
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