14 Historical Facts about World Expos for The Curious Mind

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A World Expo 2020 Dubai is the world’s largest gathering of innovation and global cooperation. Since 1851, these expositions have been fuelling people’s fascination with ingenious concepts and mind-boggling inventions. Every five years or so, one of the countries in the world hosts curious onlookers and serious technophiles for six months of captivating showcases. It’s a chance for different nations to exhibit their achievements and cultural diversity to the world. Dubai is hosting the latest world exposition and it promises to be a dazzling affair framed by the glam and glitz of the affluent emirate.

Where did the world exposition take place for the first time? It was in London. Queen Victoria inaugurated the first World Exposition on 1stMay 1851 at London’s Crystal Palace. But exposure does not all work. They have dedicated entertainment zones and a plentiful supply of exotic foods and beverages. This was the first time in world expo history, that an event had to be postponed owing to the pandemic. Here are some more fascinating and historical facts about world expos to whet your curiosity.

Interesting Historical Facts About World Expos
Here are 14 facts about World Expos which have always been fascinating events.

1. Colour TV, Ice Cream Cones, Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum, Diet Sodas and IMAX, all made their debuts at various world expos
2. The Eiffel Tower (Paris), The Atomium (Brussels) and The Unisphere (USA) are only some of the captivating structures created to commemorate different world expos.
3. Walt Disney created many rides and exhibitions for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, which were later moved to Disneyland.
4. Queen Victoria, who inaugurated the first World Exposition in 1851, found it so fascinating that she was “full of piety that day.”
5. Concrete, aluminium, and rubber products were introduced to the world at the 1855 Paris World Expo.
6. The 1862 Vienna World Expo presented the electric motor to the world for the first time.
7. A ticket to Chicago World’s fair in 1893 cost $0.50, which is about $13.00 in today’s money.
8. The 1893 Chicago Expo, also known as ‘The White City, is said to have inspired the Emerald City in Wizard of Oz.
9. The entire 1958 Brussels Expo was intentionally shaped to look like a cow.
10. The 1904 St. Louis Fair had a “Living Museum”, which displayed living people from different parts of the world.
11. Six million people attended the first World Expo, which was one-third of Britain’s population at the time.
12. The 1876 Centennial International Exhibition at Philadelphia introduced people to several new foods including bananas, popcorn, and Heinz ketchup.
13. The Westinghouse Time Capsule, which will be opened in the year 6939, was exhibited at the 1939 New York Fair.
14. The Mobility Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai has the world’s largest passenger lift capable of carrying 160 people at a time.

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