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1 The USA often claims to have invented the internet, yet the British claim it was invented by a Brit, namely Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Who is actually correct?

That is Tim Berners-Lee to the left. He invented HTTP/HTML while working at CERN in Switzerland. To the right is Vint Cerf who invented TCP/IP on a napkin du…

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2 What unlucky person regrets the invention of photography?

His name was Herminio R. C. A 39-year-old Spanish dude. He was photographed with his pants unbuttoned, caught “in the act” while having lewd relations with..…

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3 What are some of the cleverest inventions and ideas ever? Where can you purchase them, if possible?

Well these are not Inventions but Insanely Clever Innovations that need to be everywhere already..1)Earbuds that won't tangle.2) 360 degree wall outlets3) Mu…

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4 What were the greatest inventions and discoveries of the 20th century?

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5 What are the best inventions which aren't famous?

Some of the best inventions which are not famous are:Rotating 360° lego sockets Toothpaste tube squeezerCitrus spritzer Gulping yolkfish egg separatorFlask…

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6 What person faded away into obscurity despite being responsible for one of humanity’s most important inventions?

Napoleon is credited with saying——“An army marches on its stomach” The food available to soldiers, circa 1810, hard bread and salted meat, was neither nutrit…

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7 What are NASA’s failed inventions?

Ferrofluid.Ferrofluid was invented in 1963 by Steve Papell, an engineer at NASA’s Lewis Research Center. He was trying to come up with a way to manage propel…

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8 What are the latest most innovative inventions?

3D Doodler3D PrinterSubways where you can pay by recycling.Toothpaste tube squeezerMirror wiperSpaghetti measuring toolPizza scissorsReusable candles…

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9 Who is the most morally sound inventor?

An auto engineer named, Nils Bohlin, who worked for Volvo, invented the 3-point seatbelt in 1959. This seatbelt reduced the whipping effect on the torso that…

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10 Has a patent application ever been denied because the patent idea was too silly?

Nope, “silly” isn’t something patent examiners look for. Behold, US6293874B1. Allow me to direct your attention to FIG. 5:Yes, the point of this invention ap…

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11 What invention was thought to be useful but backfired?

Naked Chicken was developed to be featherless so it can stand the excessive heat. The chicken was developed in Hebrew University Israel by Avigdor Cahaneress…

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12 What are some of the greatest innovative ideas?

Swirl tap - designed by art student Simin Qiu at the Royal College of Art(Also the winner of the Concept Design Award - 2014) The Swirl tap uses two turbines…

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13 What inventions had deeply personal beginnings?

14 What inventors were bad at using their own inventions?

15 What are some of the simplest yet amazing innovations?

16 What are some underestimated inventions of Indians?

17 What things were invented for one purpose, but now are used differently?

18 What is the most interesting but little known historical invention?

19 What inventions came from the inventor’s dealings with disease?

20 How is Thomas Edison's light bulb still burning?

21 What's an invention that you are personally affiliated with or responsible for?

22 What did the Japanese invent that is not useful?

23 Are there any sci-fi ideas of inventions that seemed ridiculous at the time of conception but are now actually made in real life?

24 What’s an invention that was created by accident but ended up saving millions of lives?

25 What’s one engineering mistake that accidentally led to a major invention?

26 Which invention is much older than people think?

27 What was invented for all the wrong reasons?

28 The parachute was invented in 1783 and the airplane in 1903. What was the purpose of the parachute at this time without a plane?

29 Why do Australians always insist they "invented WiFi" when a simple Google search will tell you it was American actress Hedy Lamarr?

30 What is an invention someone didn't patent and that ended up being a huge hit after being patented by someone else?

31 What is the most MacGyver-like invention you have ever made?

32 What are some examples of interesting mechanical devices that are not well known?

33 What are some of the strangest inventions ever made?

34 What is the strangest invention you've heard of?

35 Which invention of the past you have been very curious about?

36 What inventions have the most ironic origins?

37 What inventions came from a person in an unrelated field?

38 Who or what created the Dark Web?

39 What planes did Howard Hughes invent?

40 What innovations have been regretted by their inventor?

41 Did the Wright Brothers get rich?

42 As a teacher or student, what invention would you create for school, and why?

43 What inventions have played a significant role in human civilization, yet rarely get attention?

44 Why were crossbows invented?

45 What are some of the most useful inventions that were created by mistake?

46 Why do we not have wireless electricity yet if Nikola Tesla was able to produce it (on a small scale) about 100 years ago?

47 How did China invent gunpowder but it was the European nations that went out and “conquered the world using firearms”?

48 What has Great Britain invented?

49 Which is the greatest invention to date?

50 What are the most impressive examples of prisoner ingenuity you've witnessed?

51 Why do people say that the transistor was invented by Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley, when Shockley is not named in the patent?

52 Is it sad that Canadians think they’re better than Americans, but they couldn’t live a day without American inventions such as the internet, cars, phones, computers, and Quora?

53 Why didn't Nikola Tesla receive the credits that he deserved for his astonishing works? Why is he so underrated as a scientist?

54 What are a few inventions which were made for one purpose and are used mostly for other reasons?

55 What things were discovered accidentally?

56 If Thomas Edison is not the one who first invented the light bulb as Joe Biden declared, why is his name in all the old and new history books and official papers concerning it?

57 Do those who claim creationists are ignorant religious nuts realize the MRI inventor was a young Earth creationist medical doctor?

58 What is a Tesla valve, and how does it work?

59 How would I build a prototype for an invention?

60 I’m a 15 year old, and have been trying to change the world through inventions. Everything that I think of already exists. How can I think of new unique ideas?

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