Amazing facts :

1. CASH DISPENSER :

One of the biggest cash developments in personal finance in the 20th century was the world's very first cash dispenser which was installed at Barclays bank in Enfield, England on June 27 1967. Invented by John Shepherd-Barron and developed by De La Rue, the machine operated on a voucher system. The maximum amount that could be withdrawn at one time was $28.

2. THE FLOPPY DISK :

In 1971, a team of IBM ( International Business Machine) engineers led by Alan Shugart (US) invented the floppy disk. The 8-inch plastic disk was nicknamed floppy because of its flexibility. Shugart went on to refine the design for Wang computers, producing a 5 1/4 inch flexible disk and disk drive in 1976. In 1981 Sony was the first to introduce the 3 1/2 inch drives and diskettes that are standard in modern pc's .

3. BIG FOOD :

Chefs at the Jinnah Restaurant, Flaxton England, created the worlds biggest onion bhaji on November 10, 1998. It weighed 6lb 4oz. and measured 1ft. 8 inches in diameter.