Amazing fact about the invention of the lighter
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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- Did Western Union pass on buying the telephone?
“According to a popular story, Western Union turned down a chance to buy Alexander Graham Bell's telephone patent for $100,000, one of the worst business decisions in history.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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