In 1933: The first singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegram Co. in New York. In 1968: U.S. figure skater Peggy Fleming won America's only gold medal of the Winter ...

The Mars Inc. candy company developed the robot — nicknamed "Smiley" — to follow shoppers around and offer them snacks long before they reach the checkout line, according to Gizmodo.

All the while Candi Smiley keeps cool. “We all knew this was coming,” she says. “It’s been building for the last couple of years. But, yeah, everyone’s kinda shell-shocked.” ...