October 2019 - Page 5 of 6

10 Incredible Accomplishments That Ruined Their Creator’s Lives

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(via Listverse) As the great philosopher Rodney Dangerfield pointed out, some people “get no respect.” One would think after inventing

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(via Atlas Obscura) The aloha shirt has many possible inventors and a long, fraught cultural history.

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(via Atlas Obscura) The same machine that popularized “The Oregon Trail” was secretly imported just a few years before the

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(via Atlas Obscura) Alfred Nobel was a Swedish inventor who created new types of explosives. He made millions, and bequeathed

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(via Mental Floss) Chocolate and vanilla are so passé. These days, ice cream shops are delving into far more adventurous

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(via Atlas Obscura) He captured the Alamo, lost Texas, and helped invent Tutti Frutti.

(via mental_floss) By their very nature, explorers often push the boundaries of survival in the name of glory, so it’s

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(via Mental Floss) As soon as October hits, debates on hot-button political issues take a backseat to what might be

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(via Atlas Obscura) Some signature dishes changed the culinary world.

(via Smithsonian) A recipe for pumpkin (or rather, “pompkin”) spice appears in America’s oldest cookbook—American Cookery, which was written by

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(via Mental Floss) As we near the 20th anniversary of the end of the ‘90s, it’s only appropriate to look

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(via Atlas Obscura) Germany’s Iron Curtain is now the Green Belt, but turning the old border into a haven for