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The artificial sweetener cyclamate was discovered when a lab worker smoked a cigarette.
In 1937, graduate student Michael Sveda put his cigarette down on the lab bench and noticed it tasted sweet when he picked it up again. The compound he was working with had transferred to the cigarette, leading to the discovery of cyclamate sweetener.
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The gas laws were discovered through champagne bottle explosions.
In the 17th century, Dom Pérignon noticed that champagne bottles exploded more frequently in warm weather. This led...
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Safety glass was invented after a lab accident with a cellulose-coated flask.
Édouard Bénédictus discovered safety glass when a cellulose-nitrate-coated flask shattered but held its shape. This led to modern...
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Corn Flakes were created through forgotten cooked wheat.
The Kellogg brothers accidentally left cooked wheat out overnight. When processed, it created wheat flakes, leading to the...