Did you know that on my birthdate in 1974, the Altair 8800 computer was first put on sale for $397, also Samuel Clemens received a patent for improved suspenders in 1871, plus A.A. Michelson (of the famed Michelson-Morley experiment) was born in 1852? If such trivia fascinates you, first go to Today in Science History and then seriously consider getting a life.