🧠 Inventions of 2016
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Artificial Intelligence AlphaGo
2 
Smart Home Ecosystems
3 
Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Fleets
4 
Virtual Reality Room-Scale Tracking
5 
Mobile Augmented Reality
6 
Blockchain Smart Contract Platforms
7 
Digital Health Monitoring Devices
8 
Cloud-Based DevOps Tools
9 
Medical AI Diagnostics
10 
Electric Scooter Sharing
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON January 30, 2016
Full News Archive
- Headline: Chiropractor Assists Doping Investigation. Impact: If only Gerry had just stuck to treating athletes' backs instead of their drug habits, we might have avoided a world where 'doping chiropractor' is a career option. Imagine the butterfly effect leading to an alternate universe where Olympic athletes just... I don't know, trained harder?. Fact: Did you know that chiropractors can't actually prescribe medication? So, their idea of 'doping' might just be giving you an extra strong back massage while telling you to 'man up'?.
- Headline: Zika Crisis Grips Brazilian Communities. Impact: The Zika crisis not only sparked a global health scare but also inspired countless conspiracy theories about mosquitoes being government spies. Who knew tiny pests could reshape public health policies worldwide?. Fact: Did you know that the Zika virus got its name from the Zika Forest in Uganda? Mother Nature sure has a flair for drama—what's next, the Ebola Beach Party?.
- Headline: 2 Lives Collide in Fatal Night at a Harlem Shelter. Impact: This tragic event serves as a time capsule of societal issues, potentially influencing future policies on homelessness. Who knows? In a few decades, we might even have holographic shelters where everyone can just 'virtually' sleep on the street.. Fact: Unfortunately, some shelters are safer than others. It's a real-life game of Russian roulette, but with more heartbreak and fewer bullets..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2016, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2016
$0.79
Value in 2025
$220,545
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2016, it would be worth $220,545 today (220.5x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
$15
Black Panther #1
$100
Walking Dead #150
$300
Civil War II #1
$30
Wonder Woman #1
$2,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Hatchimals
$20.00
NES Classic Edition
$150.00
LEGO Ninjago: Ship Destiny's Bounty
$300.00
Star Wars The Black Series Kylo Ren Force FX Deluxe Lightsaber
$200.00
FurReal Friends Torch, My Blazin' Dragon
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Overwatch
$50.00
Uncharted 4: A Thief'S End
$15.00
Pokémon Go
$0.00
Dark Souls Iii
$200.00
Final Fantasy XV
$6.75
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2016 Pokemon XY Evolutions Charizard Holo #11
$650.00
2016 Panini Prizm Dak Prescott Rookie Card #231
$250
2016 Panini Select Ben Simmons Rookie Card #T-1
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2016 Upper Deck Auston Matthews Young Guns Rookie Card #201
$255
2016 Magic: The Gathering Kaladesh Inventions Sol Ring
$1,500