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Tue. 11/30 - How Mark Twain Invented the Bra Clasp

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How Mark Twain invented the bra clasp. Kinda. Plus, beavers doing the work of million dollar machines to restore land and prevent wildfires––in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost. And a new twist has emerged in the McDonald’s milkshake machine lawsuit saga. 

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    Mark Twain disliked suspenders so much that he invented the bra clasp. (That’s right.) (Literary Hub)
  • Mark Twain, Scrapbook Innovator (West Virginia University Libraries)
  • Celebrity Invention: Mark Twain's Elastic-Clasp Brassiere Strap (The Atlantic)
  • How Mark Twain’s Hatred of Suspenders Drove Him to Invent  (Smithsonian Magazine)
  • The Facts in the Case of Mark Twain's Vest Strap (Journal of the Patent Office Society, 1939) 
  • Curious Questions: Did Mark Twain really invent the bra strap? (Country Life)
  • A dry California creek bed looked like a wildfire risk. Then the beavers went to work (Sacramento Bee)
  • The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist (Wired)
  • New details in the McDonald's ice cream machine hacking lawsuit (The Takeout)
  • McDonald's Ice Cream Machine Drama Gets Messier as Restraining Order Issued | Food & Wine (Food and Wine)
  • Fri. 04/23 - A McShake Up: The Battle Over McDonald's Ice Cream Machines (Kottke Ride Home)
  • Thu. 09/02 - What Is Grimace & Why Are Hyperlinks Blue? (Kottke Ride Home)
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