1 Calories Burned For Walking: 4.6 km/h (13 minutes per km). 2  Calories Burned For Walking: 4 km/h (15 minutes per km). 3  Calories Burned For Walking: 3.15 km/h (19 minutes per km).
The first true hypodermic syringe was created by Alexander Wood in 1853. He modified a regular syringe, which at that time was used for treating birthmarks, by adding a needle. He then used this new device for introducing morphine into the skin of patients who suffered from sleeping disorders.
Japan claims Masako Hagiwara invented the first hand knitting machine for the home in 1924. It required that the yarn was laid across the needles by hand. Then we come to the first European domestic machine, a Passap, shown in Zurich, Switzerland in 1939 â we have come along way since then.