Amazing fact about the invention of the lighter
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
When was the first 911 call made?
The first 911 emergency call in the US was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968.
Reference: National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
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When did Alexander Graham Bell patent the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876.
Necessity is the mother of Invention, but chocolate can work too.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.