30 products that haven't been around for as long as you'd think

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An iPhone in 2007.

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20 things you didn't know were invented by women

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Ruth Wakefield invented the first chocolate-chip cookie as a result of a baking mistake.

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10 things turning 100 in 2024, from Band-Aids to Popsicles

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Ready-to-use Band-Aids debuted 100 years ago in 1924.

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  • Sweets like Dum Dums and Popsicles were invented in 1924.
  • The first Winter Olympics were held 100 years ago in Chamonix, France.
  • 2024 will mark the 100th year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The world has come a long way since 1924.

Meet the genius behind Japan's viral 'barely useful' inventions, who designs over-the-top contraptions for oddly specific needs — and earns a living doing it

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Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time.
Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time.

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A lawyer said it is 'plainly ridiculous' to name AI as an inventor amid an ongoing legal battle about a patent, comparing it to giving credit to a cat

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An AI robot and a cat.

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Chinese students have developed a $40 set of lips that couples can use for 'long-distance kissing'

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Chinese students have developed a $40 set of lips that couples can use for 'long-distance kissing.'

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Self-Air Conditioning Tent Just Needs a Gallon of Water To Stay Cool Inside

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With summers now warmer than ever, enjoying the great outdoors inside a stiflingly hot tent is becoming less appealing than a vacation spent relaxing in an air-conditioned hotel room.

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