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The first public toilet

George Jennings created the public toilet which was first unveiled at the Great Exhibition in 1851. It was available for use at the cost of one penny, and this led to the popularization of the phrase “To spend a penny” as a euphemism for using the toilet in the United Kingdom. During the exhibition, the… Read More »

Baby carrots

Contrary to popular belief, baby carrots are not naturally occurring, they were invented in 1986 by Farmer Mike Yurosek. He came up with the idea of chopping up normal carrots that were not marketable due to their shape, packaging them in bags and selling them in supermarkets. By the early 1990s, baby carrots had become… Read More »

The first sports bra was made…

The first sports bra was made in 1977 by sewing two jock straps together. Its literal test run was performed by of its two inventors: one jogging forwards wearing the Macgyvered prototype while her friend ran ahead, jogging backwards so she could assess her friend’s “bounciness”. The post The first sports bra was made… appeared… Read More »

James Murray Spangler (1848–1915)…

James Murray Spangler (1848–1915), a salesman and janitor, invented the first commercially successful portable electric vacuum cleaner that revolutionized household carpet cleaning. His device was the first to use both a cloth filter bag and cleaning attachments. His invention was patented 1908. The post James Murray Spangler (1848–1915)… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source