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1. Lyzol
In the first half of the 20th century, lyzol was marketed as a feminine hygiene product and as a birth-control device, douching with it to kill sperm.
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2. Bubble wrap
Bubble wrap was invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes sewed in 1957. To make this, they sealed two shower curtains together and letting the air bubbles remain between them. When the wallpaper idea failed, the two inventors marketed it as a greenhouse insulator. That also failed. Later on, they advertised bubble wrap as a packaging material. Their first client, IBM bought this idea and used the bubble wrap to protect the IBM 1401 computer during shipment.
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3. Facial tissue
The Kimberly-Clark corporation made the first facial tissue in 1924, the product was advertised as a cold cream remover or make up remover for women.
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4. High heels
High heels weren't even originally invented for women. High heels have a long, rich history, dating as far back as the tenth century. As early as the 10th century, Soldiers used high heels for bringing stability when they sat on horseback so that bow and arrows can be used more efficiently.
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5. Sanitary Pads
During the time of world war 1, it was started producing the wadding for surgical bandages. Now, it’s a Feminine Sanitary Pads.
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6. Coca Cola
Originally, Coca Cola was invented as a patent medicine. In 1886, It was invented by a doctor and pharmacist, Dr John S Pemberton. Now, it is the world’s most popular soft drink.
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7. Listerine
In 1879, Listerine was originally developed as a surgical antiseptic. It was created by Dr. Joseph Lawrence and named after Dr. Joseph Lister, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
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8. Chewing gum
“Modern chewing gum was first developed in the 1860s when chicle was brought from Mexico by the former President, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, to New York, where he gave it to Thomas Adams for use as a rubber substitute.”
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9. Stainless steel
In 1912, Harry Brearley of Brown-Firth research laboratory in Sheffield, England, while seeking a corrosion-resistant alloy for gun barrels, discovered a martensitic stainless steel alloy and subsequently industrialized a martensitic stainless steel alloy.
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