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Facts in category: Inventions
| The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; '7' was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. 'UP' indicated the direction of the bubbles. |
| Toilet paper was invented in 1857. |
| George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. |
| The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935. |
| The electric shaver was patented on November 6, 1928. |
| The doorbell was invented in 1831. |
| The parking meter was invented in North Dakota. |
| 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.This isn't true; Joseph Swan did. |
| The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. |
| The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. |
| White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees). |
| The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. |
| The electric chair was invented by a dentist. |
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