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Frisbees were inspired by pie tins thrown by college students.
The Frisbie Pie Company's empty pie tins were thrown for fun by Yale students shouting 'Frisbie!' This inspired Walter Morrison to develop the plastic flying disc, later sold to Wham-O and renamed 'Frisbee,' creating a new category of recreational toys.
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Artificial snow was invented by accident in a General Electric lab.
In 1946, Vincent Schaefer was studying cloud formation in a GE lab when he accidentally used dry ice...
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The first photograph was created when Joseph Nicéphore Niépce left a pewter plate in sunlight.
In 1826, Niépce created the first permanent photograph by accident when he left a pewter plate coated with...
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Iodine was discovered in seaweed ash being used to treat goiter.
In 1811, Bernard Courtois discovered iodine while extracting sodium and potassium compounds from seaweed ash. This accidental discovery...