- The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The name for Ivory Soap was inspired by a verse from the Bible. Harley Proctor thought of the name when the minister read from Psalms 45:8, "All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby they have made thee glad."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Children who live in homes that are heated with wood are more likely to develop respiratory illnesses than children who don't.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - About 26% of all indoor water used by households in Sydney, Australia are for laundry.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - On average, an American home has 3-10 gallons of hazardous materials.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The oldest documented footwear found was a 8,000 year-old sandal found in a cave located in Missouri, USA.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843.
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(Added: Thu Jan 12 2006) - On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1902, the coat hanger was invented Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available to hang up his coat at work. His company thought it was a good idea and patented the invention and, unfortunately, Parkhouse never received any money for his idea.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The average North American car contains 300 pounds of plastics.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Over 100,000 birds and sea animals are killed every year due to plastic garbage.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Research has indicated that indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first commercial microwave oven was called the "1161 Radarange" and was the size of a refrigerator.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - BluBlocker sunglasses were developed with lenses that were used in the NASA space program for American astronauts.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first pair of sunglasses was invented by designer James Ayscough, but they did not become popular until the 1930's.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders of each country using a fine saw.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Queen Elizabeth I always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went.
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