2-An aerodynamic umbrella was recently designed to withstand winds of up to 70 miles per hour (113 kph).
3-TV remotes were invented in the 1950s, but early versions emitted a sound that annoyed dogs' keen hearing.
4-One company invented a line of everyday items with a bacon twist: Bacon dental floss, bacon air fresheners, bacon candy canes, and bacon soap!
5-THE OWNER OF NIKE INVENTED THE WAFFLE SOLE RUNNING SHOE IN 1971 BY POURING HOT RUBBER INTO HIS WIFE'S WAFFLE IRON.
6-The first smart phone, invented in 1992, was named Simon and weighed five times as much as an
iPhone.
7-An iPad-like tablet com puter was invented in 1968 for kids, but the Apple version-along with Angry Birds-didn't show up until 40 years later.
8-Scientists invented an arm band that sends electricity through your joints and muscles to control your fingers' movements. You can slip it on, grab a guitar and play a song without even thinking about it!
9-A NEWLY INVENTED LIGHT-BULB ONLY HAS TO BE CHANGED ONCE EVERY 20 YEARS!
10-The Inkling pen remembers everything you draw. When you plug it in to the computer, your sketch appears on screen.
11-Fashion designers invented cat ears that clip on your head and respond to your moods. If you're curious, they prick up. If you're relaxed, they droop.
12-The computer company IBM created "Watson," a computing system designed to find the correct answers on the quiz show Jeopardy! In 2011 Watson beat the 74-time reigning Jeopardy! champion.
13-Humans' first invention? Tools. By chipping away at the edges of stones they made axes, arrowheads, and hammers.
14-The wheel was invented about 5,000 years ago in what is now the Middle East.
15- The Nyfork is a fork that has a pizza wheel attached to the side of it so you can slice your food and gobble it up using one utensil-and one hand!
16-Before the Wright brothers took flight in the first controllable, self propelled, heavier-than-air machine in 1903, they spent years researching and making test models.
17-John Deere, known for his shiny green tractors, invented the cast steel plow in 1846. By 1855, he was selling 13,000 plows a year. Today Deere & Co. is worth more than $31 billion.
18-Thomas Edison didn't invent the first incandescent light bulb, but he invented the first one that worked well. His first successful bulb burned for 13 and 1/2 hours straight.
19-In 1455. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which allowed printers to make thousands copies of a book page. Before that. it took months or years to copy a book by hand.
20-When Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone, the first words he spoke into it were, "Mr. Watson-come here-I want to see you".
21 -The first TV broadcast in color was on January 1, 1954, but only 200 of the newly invented color TVs had been sold to see the show.
22-Samuel Morse was an artist before he invented the electric telegraph used to transmit Morse code-a series of dots and dashes that translate into letters and num bers-in 1838.
23 -Thomas Edison began to lose his hearing when he was a child, but he said it made him a better inventor, since he could work with fewer distractions, and he slept more deeply.
24-THOMAS EDISON'S LABORATORY IN NEW JERSEY WAS NICKNAMED "THE INVENTION FACTORY."
25-In 2009, a 19-year-old college student invented an environmentally-friendly one wheeled electric motorcycle.
26-As a boy, Benjamin Franklin invented paddles that slipped over. his hands to help him swim faster.
27-Benjamin Franklin invented a stove, bifocal glasses, and a "long arm" used to take books down from
high shelves.
28 The lightning rod, invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, provides a safe path to the ground for lightning. It is still used on houses and build Ings to prevent fires today.
29-Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity by reportedly flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Lightning struck the kite, which sent sparks flying from a key attached to the kite string.
30-Instant ramen noodles were invented by a Japanese man who became known as "Mr. Noodle." When first introduced, they were an expen sive luxury item.
31-Early cars didn't have windshield wipers-people simply pulled over and wiped the window down when it got so bad they couldn't see. That all changed in 1905, when Mary Anderson got a patent for her device that swung an arm with a rubber blade on the end.
32-PLASTIC WAS INVENTED IN 1907. EARLY USES WERE BUTTONS, BILLIARD BALLS, AND TOILET SEATS!
33 The first functional submarine was called the "Turtle." It was made of wood and used in the American Revolution to plant bombs on enemy ships.
34-Gatorade was invented in 1965 by a Florida, U.S.A., doctor who wanted to give athletes something to drink that would boost their energy. He named it after the University of Florida's football team, the "Gators"
35-The man who created Velcro in 1955 came up with the idea after examining burrs stuck to his dog's fur under a microscope!
36 Band-Aids were invented in 1917 but weren't popular until seven years later, when the company gave free ones to Boy Scouts across the country, Since then over 100 billion have been made!
37-Scotch tape was invented in 1930. At first, it only had adhesive along the edges and not in the middle.
38-George Ferris unveiled his 264 foot (80-m)-high Ferris wheel in 1893. The tallest Ferris wheel today is in Singapore; it soars 42 stories, or 542 feet (165 m), high.
39-The Slinky was invented by acci dent. In the 1940s, an inventor was trying to make a spring that would keep instruments stable on ships, but when one got away and "walked" down a pile of books, he realized it could be a fun toy.
40-THE SUPERSOAKER WAS INVENTED IN 1989 BY A NUCLEAR ENGINEER.
41-The zipper, invented in 1893, was originally called the "clasp locker."
42-Will Kellogg invented corn flakes in 1894 by accident from a dough recipe gone wrong. But Kellogg quickly realized it could be a new product. Within a few years, Kellogg's Corn Flakes were a household name.
43-In the 1970s a man invented the "Pet Rock." The small stone sold in a doggy carrying case with breathing holes for $4. He became an instant millionaire.
44-The inventor of the trampoline named it after the Spanish word for diving board: el trampolin.
45-The inventor of Coca-Cola was a pharmacist, doctor, and surgeon. It was first sold as a medicine claiming to get rid of fatigue and headaches.
46-A Canadian filmmaker who lost his vision in one eye as a boy devel oped a replacement eye that is also a battery-powered wireless video camera. He can make a digital video of everything he sees.
47-Platform shoes were invented in Venice, Italy, in the 16th century to keep feet dry in the flooded streets.
48-In 1877, an 18-year-old from Maine, U.S.A., got a patent for the "Ear Protector"-the world's first earmuffs. He had the idea when he was 15 and wanted to play outside but couldn't keep his ears warm.
49-The telescope was invented in 1608, and within a year Galileo constructed his own to observe the moon.
50- Duct tape was invented during World War II because soldiers needed waterproof tape that they could eas fly tear off to fix things. Now it's used for everything including the world's largest duct tape wallet, which is 106.5 inches (2.7 m) long.
51- Dreaming of the day when cars will fly? It might not be too far off. NASA has already invented a flying car called "Highway in the Sky
52 The man who invented the flush able toilet in 1596 took his commode straight to England's Queen Elizabeth I, who promptly had it installed in one of her palaces.
53 The Sonic Bomb alarm clock was invented for heavy sleepers. It has a 113-decibel ringer that's as loudas thunder.
54-SCIENTISTS HAVE INVENTED A CLOCK THAT IS POWERED BY DEAD FLIES.
55 Before the inflatable rubber tire was invented in 1888, wheels were made of wood, sometimes with steel rims.
56 -The Pool PC is a waterproof.computer than can attach to an inner tube so you can surf the Internet in the pool while you splash around.
57 The first email was sent in the U.S.A. In 1969 between the University of California, Los Angeles, and Stanford University. The sender was trying to type "login" but the system crashed at the "G," so the message Just read "Lo
58-When Harry Wesley Cooper was experimenting with super sticky adhesive for the military in the 1940s and 50s, he ruined a lot of plastic parts for guns. He turned his mistake into profit by marketing it as "Super Glue"
59-THE THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS USED IN CARS TODAY WERE INVENTED IN 1959. THEY SAVE ROUGHLY 400,000 LIVES A YEAR.
60-Post-It notes were invented in 1980 when an adhesive was discov ered that was sticky but not perma nent like glue. Now the notes are one of the top five office products sold.
61-Before a way to manufacture aluminum cheaply was found, the stuff of soda cans was once consid ered a precious metal and used for fine jewelry,
62-No more getting to school late because of ice on the windshield: A newly invented special box connects to the car's battery and heats up washer fluid before it hits the frosty glass, instantly melting snow and ice.
63-While wearing a cap with sensors that monitor brain activity, a man was able to send a computer a 23-character tweet just by thinking.
64-One of the first escalators was used as a ride at Coney Island in New York, U.S.A., in 1896. It took rid ers up seven feet (2.1 m) and about 75,000 people rode it!
65-The Inventor of the first porta ble electric vacuum was a janitor. He made the vacuum from a fan motor, a soap box, and a broom stick handle.
66-The revolving door was invent ed for skyscrapers. The tall buildings created a pressure difference. between the column of warm air on the inside and the cold air out side, making conventional doors hard to open.
67-To get an ice arena's surface smooth, it used to take a team of sweepers an hour and a half. The firs Zamboni, unveiled at the 1960 Winte Olympics, took just 15 minutes.
68-Before 1855, locks were easily picked. Then came the "Yale Magic Infallible Bank Lock-a design still used in banks-which allowed owners to change the combination.
69-AstroTurf, invented in 1967 and used in indoor sports stadiums, was first named Chemgrass.
70 -The man who invented the Dysom vacuum recently invented a blade less fan. A stream of uninterrupted cool air runs through a circle and blasts into the room.
71-When a plumber visited a school in 1906, kids shared a cup to drink water, which he knew spread germs. Within five years he patented the first water fountain.
72-Levi Strauss opened his San Francisco, California, U.S.A., shop in 1853 selling goods to gold miners. He and his partner took dením and added rivets to make the jeans sturdy. Levi's are still among the most popular jean brands today.
73 Gelatin was discovered in the 17th century by boiling animal bones, but it wasn't considered the fun treat that we call Jell-0 until 1902. Today's gelatin-which is still pro cessed the same way-is Utah, U.S.A's official state snack.
74-Lipstick has been worn for thou sands of years, but it wasn't until 1915 that it came in a tube.
75-SKATEBOARDS WERE INVENTED BY SURFERS IN THE 1950S AS A WAY TO PRACTICE ON LAND IN BAD WEATHER OR WHEN WAVES WERE ROUGH. SURFERS NAILED ROLLER SKATE WHEELS TO PIECES OF wood
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