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The first plastic was invented during a billiard ball competition.
In 1869, John Wesley Hyatt was responding to a $10,000 prize offer to find an ivory substitute for billiard balls. His experiments led to the creation of celluloid, the first synthetic plastic.
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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...