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Technology Inventions

The implantable pacemaker was born when an engineer grabbed the wrong resistor

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Technology Inventions

The microwave oven was invented after a candy bar melted in an engineer's pocket

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Language & Communication Media & Communication

The QWERTY keyboard was designed for a machine that no longer exists

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Society & Economy Business & Markets

The Barbie doll made its debut

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Technology Inventions

The first commercial adding machine was patented

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