It was just 117 years ago today, August 23, 1904, when the world got its first patent for snow chains, thereby saving the world from all that slippery white powder chilly stuff. In actuality, snow chains are nice, but I’ve still scene people go all over the road with them on. Invented by a northern New Yorker, of course, by the name of Harry Weed, he received his patent, numbered 768, 495, on this date. Now, for years, people have invented their own ways to stop wheels from skidding on icy roads. Apparently, the idea came when some home remedies,...

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