🧠 Inventions of 2011
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Voice Assistant (Siri)
2 
Cloud Storage Consumer Services
3 
Electric Vehicle Supercharging
4 
Mobile Payment Systems
5 
Social Messaging Apps
6 
Genome Sequencing Cost Reduction
7 
Digital News Aggregation
8 
Autonomous Vehicle Research Program
9 
Smart Home Automation Platforms
10 
Medical Robotic Surgery Expansion
HEADLINES ON October 1, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Santorum Challenges Rivals in G.O.P. Race. Impact: Santorum's struggle to be heard inspired a wave of future politicians to take up interpretive dance as a means of communication, revolutionizing political rallies forever.. Fact: Rick Santorum once tried to start a podcast called 'Santorum Speaks,' but it was mostly just him talking to himself in a mirror. Spoiler: the mirror didn't reply..
- Headline: Red Sox Part Ways With Francona. Impact: The breakup led to a series of unfortunate managerial decisions, including a future where the Red Sox accidentally recruited a cat as their new coach, resulting in a mix of confusion and viral YouTube fame.. Fact: Terry Francona once thought about writing a book called 'How to Lose a Team in 10 Days,' but decided to focus on more productive endeavors instead..
- Headline: Investor Fear Over Morgan Stanley Sharpens. Impact: The heightened fear among investors caused a butterfly effect that led to an increase in the popularity of stress balls, resulting in the world being flooded with squishy toys and very little actual investment.. Fact: Morgan Stanley once considered using a fortune teller to predict market trends, but ultimately decided that consulting a crystal ball was less reliable than their own analysts..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2011, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2011
$0.36
Value in 2025
$480,243
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2011, it would be worth $480,243 today (480.2x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #1
$1,500,000
Action Comics #1
$8,000
Ultimate Fallout #4
$1,500
Batman #1
$2,220,000
Justice League #1
$750
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
$20.00
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
$200.00
Monster High Dolls
$150.00
LeapPad Explorer
$50.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
$200.00
Portal 2
$30.00
Dark Souls
$200.00
Batman: Arkham City
$16.00
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175
$2,000
2011 Panini National Treasures Cam Newton RPA #328
$3,000
2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper Autograph #BCP111
$9,716
2011 Panini Gold Standard Kobe Bryant #24
$1,500
2011 Magic: The Gathering - New Phyrexia's Karn Liberated
$250