Items you use almost daily, but might Items you use almost daily, but might not think about how we got themnot think about how we got them

Every single day, we use things to make our lives easierEvery single day, we use things to make our lives easier But these things have not always been aroundBut these things have not always been around We have learned about many inventions that have We have learned about many inventions that have

helped change the course of history, but what about the helped change the course of history, but what about the inventions that we use in our everyday livesinventions that we use in our everyday lives

Some of the items Some of the items we take for granted we take for granted are the same ones are the same ones that you looked at that you looked at on the table.on the table.

Before these items, Before these items, our lives were a lot our lives were a lot more complicatedmore complicated

Lets look at how Lets look at how some of these some of these inventions came to inventions came to be during the 20be during the 20thth century, and how century, and how some of them some of them changed the way changed the way we do things in our we do things in our daily lives.daily lives.

The paper clips was The paper clips was invented in the year invented in the year 1900 by a man from 1900 by a man from Norway named Johann Norway named Johann Vaaler.Vaaler.

The paper clip helped The paper clip helped to solve the age old to solve the age old problem: how do I keep problem: how do I keep papers together papers together without ruining them or without ruining them or poking holes in them.poking holes in them.

Before VaalerBefore Vaaler’’s s invention, papers had invention, papers had to be held together with to be held together with pins, or spring operated pins, or spring operated devices.devices.

During WWI, During WWI, Norwegians wore paper Norwegians wore paper clips as a sign of clips as a sign of patriotism against the patriotism against the NaziNazi’’s.s.

They believed it was a They believed it was a sign that they were sign that they were ““binding togetherbinding together”” against the Nazis.against the Nazis.

The next taken for The next taken for granted invention is granted invention is one that almost all one that almost all of use have on right of use have on right now, the zipper.now, the zipper.

Invented in 1913 by Invented in 1913 by Gideon Sundback, Gideon Sundback, the zipper soon the zipper soon became a very became a very successful product successful product for many clothing for many clothing companies.companies.

It took the place of It took the place of buttons, snaps, and buttons, snaps, and buckles in all sorts buckles in all sorts of fashion items.of fashion items.

Every time you rip Every time you rip a paper or need to a paper or need to fasten a picture to fasten a picture to your locker or wall, your locker or wall, what do you go and what do you go and grab?grab?

ThatThat’’s right, tape. s right, tape. And most of the And most of the time the clear kind.time the clear kind.

Scotch tape was Scotch tape was invented in 1925 by a invented in 1925 by a company in Minnesota. company in Minnesota. (later known as 3M)(later known as 3M)

Originally, tape was used Originally, tape was used to separate the different to separate the different colors on cars as they colors on cars as they were painted, but soon it were painted, but soon it was refined to have was refined to have sticky glue all over the sticky glue all over the back and was used by back and was used by painters, carpenters, and painters, carpenters, and eventually almost eventually almost everyone.everyone.

Do you remember Do you remember having to dip your having to dip your pen into ink every pen into ink every time you wanted to time you wanted to write something?write something?

Oh thatOh that’’s right, we s right, we never had to do never had to do that, because of the that, because of the invention of the invention of the ballpoint pen.ballpoint pen.

The ballpoint pen The ballpoint pen replaced dipping pens replaced dipping pens into ink in 1943.into ink in 1943.

The Biro Brothers The Biro Brothers came up with the idea came up with the idea to put the ink inside of to put the ink inside of the pen and in 1944 the pen and in 1944 were used by British were used by British Air Force pilots Air Force pilots because they would because they would work at high altitudes, work at high altitudes, unlike regular ink unlike regular ink pens.pens.

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