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Can you tell me what year and what model of car was the first to have a heater installed?
What product was the first to be purchased by scanning its barcode?
What were the first U.S. cities linked by a transcontinental phone line?
When was the Heimlich maneuver first demonstrated?
Where does fingerprinting come from?
Did William Sturgeon invent the electromagnet? And if so why was that important?
My son and a friend are working on a an 8th grade history project. Could you tell us who invented or patented bearings? He loves skateboarding and this is why he chose this topic.
My son came home and asked me when KOOL-AID was invented, and by who. Can you help?
Who invented the parking meter?
Who is the Phillips head screwdriver named after? Is there really a Phillips?
How did the lady who thought up the Slinky get the company to pay her for her idea?
How fast did the original Wright brothers' airplane fly?
When were tea bags invented?
A project I am working on for this class requires that I know the exact distance between the grooves on a CD. I've looked everywhere, and I cannot find this information. I was hoping that you could tell me what the distance is, or at least where I could find such information on the Internet.
Who invented the ambulance vehicle?
A chemical first prepared by Felix Hoffman in 1897 and patented in 1899 became one of the most globally popular drugs of all time. Name it.
Can you tell me who invented the ATM and when?
Who, where and when was the first Teddy Bear made?
Who invented the mailbox and when?
Who invented Nintendo?
My daughter is working on a school project and we want to know invented the scissors?
Who was the first person to be cremated in the U.S.?
Where did the name "pap smear" come from?
Who invented peanut butter?
Why do trains have emergency cords available to the public? Is there EVER a case where a passenger pulling the cord would be the right course of action?
Is the monkey wrench named for a man named Moncky?
When were contact lenses invented?
What did Henry Blair invent?
When were fortune cookies invented?
Who was the only U.S. president to have a patent on an invention? What was the invention?

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