- The CIA has made a disk camera that is as big as a quarter. This gadget can take many pictures at a time when the disk is opened.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first German car to be built solely outside of Germany is the BMW Z3.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In the 1920's, Q-Tips were invented by Leo Gerstenzang who got the idea after watching his wife clean their baby's ears with cotton stuck onto a toothpick.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Clarence Crane the inventor of "Crane's Peppermint Life Savers" sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand dollars.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - John Van Wormer invented paper milk cartons after dropping a bottle of milk one morning. The bottle broke spilling the milk everywhere. That annoyance was enough for Van Wormer to come up with the idea.
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(Added: Thu Sep 21 2006) - In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
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(Added: Wed Sep 20 2006) - The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1884, Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher invented the milk bottle.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1783, the hot air balloon was invented in France.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1955, only 330 Volkswagen Beetle's were sold at a price of $1800 each in the United States.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The Liberty Bell was the first mechanical slot machine, which was invented by Charles Fey, a car mechanic in 1895.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The first tattoo machine was invented by Samuel O'Reilly. He did this by using equipment that Thomas Edison used to engrave hard surfaces.
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(Added: Wed Sep 20 2006) - Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for "Save Our Saucepans."
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