When were Tampons invented?
In the fifth century A.D, the tampons were created by Egyptian women from softened papyrus. In the year 1931, the first modern disposable tampons were created by an American, Dr…. Read more »
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When was Zipper invented?
A U.S born inventor, Whitcomb L. Judson created the clasp locker to clasp shoes and got patent on 7th November 1891. In the year 1913, the modern zipper was invented… Read more »
When was the traffic lights first installed?
The railway engineer J.P. Knight installed the first traffic lights outside the British Houses of Parliament in London on 10th December 1868 but unluckily it exploded. The first red-green electric… Read more »
When was pencil invented?
The first quality pencil was invented by mixing graphite with right kinds of clay in 1795 by a French officer Nicholas Jacques Conte. He discovered the ground graphite and when… Read more »
When was Charcoal Briquettes invented?
The first Charcoal Briquettes was invented and patented by Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer of Pennsylvania in 1897. The Zwoyer Fuel Company built charcoal briquette manufacturing plants after World War I… Read more »
When was the Whoopee Cushion invented?
In 1930, the modern version of Whoopee Cushion, Poo-Poo cushion or Razzberry Cushion was invented by the employees of JEM Rubber Co. A Whoopee cushion creates a funny noise when… Read more »
When was the Umbrella invented?
Approximately 4000 years ago the umbrella was invented. For protecting from rain the umbrella was first waterproofed by the Chinese. In 1830, the 1st umbrella shop known as “James Smith… Read more »
When was the Traffic Signal invented?
On 20th November 1923, Garrett A. Morgan was granted patent for the first automatic traffic signal. Later the patent was sold to General Electric Company.
When was Lip Gloss invented?
Max Factor invented Lip Gloss in 1930. In 1932, the first commercially available lip gloss X-Factor was launched. The first flavored lip gloss “Lip Smackers” was introduced in 1973 by… Read more »
When was the first Subway built?
In the year 1863 the first subway system was built in London in England. In 1904, the first subway line was constructed.