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11 Inventions That Came Before the Wheel

(via Mental Floss) The wheel is the classic example of early human invention—a quintessential innovation that distinguishes Homo sapiens from

(via Mental Floss) A leather belt. That’s what kids in the early 1900s often used to cart their school books

(via mental_floss) In 1933, a student at the University of California named Bob Switzer fell and hit his head. He

(via Popular Mechanics) The story of the Slinky begins with a mechanical engineer, a shipbuilding factory, and a mishap.

(via Atlas Obscura) The first dog biscuits did not resemble the bone-shaped delights of today. Developed by James Spratt in

( via Grunge) We all do things we later come to regret, but for most of us that means a

(via Timeline) Before flat-bottomed paper bags, shoppers carried purchases in wooden crates or rolled into paper cones. At best, they

(via mental_floss) It doesn’t take decades of life experience to have a great idea. In fact, you don’t even have

(via Atlas Obscura) David Strickler was just a 23-year-old pharmacist’s apprentice in 1904 when he invented the world’s most beloved

(via The Atlantic) In the late 19th century, filmmakers had a problem they couldn’t have anticipated: how to make a

(via Popular Mechanics) The names of Les Paul and Leo Fender grace many of the most famous electric guitars. Designed

(via Wired) Back in the days when people used landline telephones strung together with copper wire, most calls into lower Manhattan passed