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PATENT OF CORKSCREW (1898)
Text on the reverse side: The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based ...
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Text on the reverse side: The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based ...
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Text on the reverse side: After water and tea, beer is the third most popular drink, and by far, the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. Be...
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Text on the reverse side: Cast iron bottle openers were made in many shapes and sizes, often very cheeky featuring naked ladies. Many have also bee...
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Text on the reverse side: In 1907, the first movie theatre was opened. Prior to this, most movies were shown in traditional theatres. As for top ti...
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Text on the reverse side: Early cameras filmed at sixteen frames per second, which by today’s standards is incredibly slow. Modern 35mm cameras fil...
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Text on the reverse side: A single lens microscope was invented in the 1660s by Antony van Leeuwenhoek which was capable of magnifying an object up...
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Text on the reverse side: A dress form is a model of the torso used for fitting clothing in the process of it being designed or sewed. Some call th...
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Text on the reverse side: During World War II, although cosmetics were rationed, the lipstick was the only cosmetic that was kept in production und...
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Text on the reverse side: The first fountain pen with a built in reservoir was produced in 1844. The first nibs were made of gold alloys. They were...
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Text on the reverse side: Ancient civilisations made spoons from materials including wood, bone, rock, gold, silver and ivory. Today, stainless ste...
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Text on the reverse side: First depicted on the sides of ancient Egyptian tombs and in Mesopotamian culture, the harp is one of the oldest instrume...
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Text on the reverse side: The modern violin has been around for around 500 years, which is said to have been designed in the 1500’s by Andrea Amati...
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Text on the reverse side: First models of bicycles were called velocipedes, which were created in France, but its modern design was born in England...
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Text on the reverse side: In public toilets, the first cubicle in a row is generally the least used, as people generally seek privacy and opt for t...
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Text on the reverse side: The Chinese were the first to use the bristle toothbrush, going back to the Tang Dynasty (619 CE to 907 CE). They arrived...
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Text on the reverse side: Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, significantly lowering the chances of heart disease, ...
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Text on the reverse side: Cleats are the protusions found on the bottom of shoes for additional traction. The earliest record were those that belon...
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Text on the reverse side: Tennis originated in Great Britain. It was only in 1986 that yellow tennis balls were first used at Wimbledon, where an i...
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