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30 Life-Changing Inventions That Were Totally Accidental

"Every day, we use products like microwaves and boxes of matches to make our lives easier. But believe it or not, these ingenious inventions that allow us to live out our lives hassle-free were not the product of trial and error, but were created entirely by accident."
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Microwave Oven (1945)
Microwave Oven (1945)
2
Post-It Notes (1980)
Post-It Notes (1980)
3
Artificial Sweetener (1878)
Artificial Sweetener (1878)
4
Penicillin (1928)
Penicillin (1928)
5
Chocolate Chip Cookies (1930)
Chocolate Chip Cookies (1930)
6
X-Ray Machine (1895)
X-Ray Machine (1895)
7
Super Glue (1942)
Super Glue (1942)
8
The Implantable Pacemaker (1956)
The Implantable Pacemaker (1956)
9
Potato Chips (1853)
Potato Chips (1853)
10
Teflon Accidentally Discovered (1938)
Teflon Accidentally Discovered (1938)
11
Champagne (1697)
Champagne (1697)
12
Chewing Gum (1840s or 1860s)
Chewing Gum (1840s or 1860s)
13
Popsicles (1905)
Popsicles (1905)
14
Coca-Cola (1892)
Coca-Cola (1892)
15
Dynamite (1866)
Dynamite (1866)
16
Matches (1826)
Matches (1826)
17
Viagra (1989)
Viagra (1989)
18
Safety Glass (1903)
Safety Glass (1903)
19
Brandy (1313)
Brandy (1313)
20
Quinine (1820)
Quinine (1820)
21
The Pap Smear (1920s)
The Pap Smear (1920s)
22
Dry Cleaning (1821)
Dry Cleaning (1821)
23
Vulcanized Rubber (1839)
Vulcanized Rubber (1839)
24
Vaseline (1870)
Vaseline (1870)
25
Ice Cream Cone (1904)
Ice Cream Cone (1904)
26
Botox Treatment (1980s)
Botox Treatment (1980s)
27
Tea Bags (1908)
Tea Bags (1908)
28
The Safety Pin 1849
The Safety Pin 1849
29
Silly Putty (1943)
Silly Putty (1943)
30
Bubble Wrap (1957)
Bubble Wrap (1957)
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