Amazing Tales About History

The Incredible Stories Behind 7 Unusual Inventions, All Coming From One City


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What do all of these inventions have in common: The erector set, fire sprinkler, the frisbee, the hamburger, the lollipop, intravenous chemotherapy, and the stone crusher that literally paved the way for asphalt highways? They were all invented in just one city and they all have very interesting back stories about how they came to be.

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Amazing Tales About HistoryBy Mike Allen

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