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5 Inventions That Came Out of the Great Depression
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The Great Depression began in 1929 and lasted for an entire decade, affecting nearly every aspect of daily life for people all over the world — and hitting the United States especially hard. U.S. unemployment soared to nearly 25%, businesses shuttered, and families lost their life savings. Food became scarce in many communities, especially as a severe drought hit the Great Plains, leading to the agricultural disaster known as the Dust Bowl. This difficult era also impacted innovation. Independent inventors found themselves with less funding, and many businesses shied away from risky initiatives, but big ...Read More
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Science & IndustryFact0Alexander Graham Bell proposed using “ahoy” to answer the phone.
Bell’s contemporary Thomas Edison proposed an entirely different word for answering phone calls: “hello.”
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Science & IndustryArticle17 Fascinating Facts From the History of the World’s Fair
More than 100 world’s fairs have been held in over 20 countries, and countless inventions have made their debut at these massive events, from the telephone to cotton candy.
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Science & IndustryFact2Dynamite was invented by the namesake of the Nobel Prize.
Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Prize has been synonymous with scientific and artistic genius, but many people don’t realize it was named after the Swedish chemist who invented…
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Science & IndustryFact0Wilbur and Orville Wright flew together only once.
The brothers promised their father they would never fly together because of the risk of a plane crash.
