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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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Cellophane was invented during experiments to create a stain-proof tablecloth.
In 1908, Jacques Brandenberger was trying to create a clear coating for cloth to make it waterproof. The...
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The microwave oven was invented after a chocolate bar melted in an engineer’s pocket.
Percy Spencer was working with a magnetron at Raytheon when he noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket...
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The Big Bang Theory originated from background radiation detected by accident.
In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson were trying to eliminate noise from their radio telescope when they...