Did you know about Inventions

1. Did you know M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie
2. Did you know the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco
3. Did you know the croissant was invented in Austria
4. Did you know pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians
5. Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan
6. Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China
7. Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
8. Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist
9. Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
10. Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door
11. Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
12. Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
13. Did you know volleyball was invented in 1895
14. Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
15. Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921
16. Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
17. Did you know Scissors were most likely invented ancient Egypt
18. Did you know Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'
19. Did you know bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women
20. Did you know John Kellogg invented corn flakes
21. Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
22. Did you know the elevator was invented in 1850
23. Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498
24. Did you know Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930
25. Did you know the hottest chile in the world is the habanero
26. Did you know instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962
27. Did you know the corkscrew was invented in 1890
28. Did you know the typewriter was invented in 1829
29. Did you know the dishwasher was invented in 1889
30. Did you know the wristwatch was invented in 1904

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