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Text on the reverse side: First established in 1903, Harley-Davidson created their first motorcycle in a humble ten by fifteen wooden shed. Their v...

Text on the reverse side: Until the 1890s, there were no golf bags, and caddies simply tied a strap around the clubs. The word, caddy is derived fr...

Text on the reverse side: The English inventor Henry Mill had patented a similar machine long ago in 1714, which never seems to have gone into prod...

Text on the reverse side: Early tea bags were hand-sewn fabric bags, with patents dating as early as 1903 with their first commercial appearance ar...

Text on the reverse side: Headphones were introduced in the 70s for home-listening of records, weighing 1 to 2 kg. When Sony released the Walkman, ...

Text on the reverse side: The instrument has been used successfully in symphonic music such as Bizet, Massenet, and Berlioz. Today the saxophone is...

Text on the reverse side: Brushes can be made using badger, boar, or horse hair. Material of the handles include plastic, wood, porcelain, ivory, t...

Text on the reverse side: If all the LEGO bricks sold in a year were lined up end to end, it would reach over 5 times around the globe. The word “L...

Text on the reverse side: A buoy is a floating device that serve various purposes. It can be anchored at a location to guide or to warn mariners. I...

Text on the reverse side: Blank audio cassettes saw record sales in 1996 of over 2 billion. Although there are no precise figures, it is estimated ...

Text on the reverse side: On board the Voyager, currently nearly 12 billion miles away from earth, are two of the most famous records in the univer...

Text on the reverse side: The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 ...

Text on the reverse side: An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one contai...

Text on the reverse side: Wine was stored in jugs, oil cloth and pieces of woods used instead of corks as we know today. In the 17th century it bec...

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 ...

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...

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...

Text on the reverse side: In 1927, the first flash bulbs were produced by General Electric. The first bulbs were made of glass, but were eventually...

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...

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...

Text on the reverse side: The oldest surviving terrestrial globe was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459–1537). A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pe...

Text on the reverse side: The first stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French doctor René Laënnec. Prior to this invention, physicians would carry...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Text on the reverse side: Coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum. The Grand Café, in Oxford, is the site where Engla...

Text on the reverse side: Ancient civilisations made spoons from materials including wood, bone, rock, gold, silver and ivory. Today, stainless ste...

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...

Text on the reverse side: The exact middle of a piano keyboard is not middle C, but is actually the space between E and F above middle C. The impre...

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...

Text on the reverse side: The Porsche 911 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic names in motoring, yet this name was initially set to be called the...

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...

Text on the reverse side: The first motion pictures were introduced back in the late 1800s, although it usually consisted of a single scene that la...

Text on the reverse side: The first digital camera was developed by Kodak in 1975. It was dropped due to fears that it would threaten their photogr...

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...