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Crapper, Thomas
  • Contrary to belief, Thomas Crapper did not invent the modern flushing toilet. He did however, patent 3 modifications to the toilet

windshield wiper
  • The windshield wiper was invented by a woman

zipper
  • Almost 70% of the world’s zippers are made in Japan. (YKK. Take a look at your zipper now)
  • Canada has claimed the zipper to be No. 8 on its list of Greatest Canadian Inventions

tampon
  • Women products like the tampon and bikini were actually invented by men

ipod
  • In 2006, 2 in 3 mp3 players were iPods
  • The iPod chip is not produced by Apple. It is from Portal Player
  • The designer of the iPod, Jonathan Ive, was voted more influential than JK Rowlings
  • The Queen owned her i-Pod in June 2005

X-ray
  • Röntgen the inventor of the X-ray was color blind and never commented on the colors of the fluorescence he observed
  • X-ray is not invisible but actually “blue grey” in colour

yoyo
  • In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. A 4 pnd stone used like a wrecking ball
  • In Tagalog, it means ‘come-come’ or ‘come back’
  • Pedro Flores, a Phillipine migrant, was the father of the yo-yo in the United States
  • California is home to the first mass produced yo-yo

penicillin
  • Without Dr. Howard Florey, Dr. Alexander Flemming might never have been credited with the discovery of penicillin, as it was Florey who supplied Flemming with a working dose of penicillin
  • Of the first 3 patients who received penicillin, only 1 survived. That is a 60% mortality rate

can
  • The can opener was only invented 50 years after the invention of the can. The first can was made of solid iron, the weighed more than the food. Instructions read:  “Cut round the top near the outer edge with a chisel and hammer.” Only after cans switched to steel cans was the can opener invented. Talk about necessity…

xylophone
  • Xylophones(Greek xylon,”wood”; phone,”sound”) were actually developed in South East Asia in the 14th century. Thanx Gwynovere C


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