20 Inventions We All Take For Granted And Liposuction Isn’t One Of Them

Published on January 20, 2018
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I say ‘television’, you say ‘telly’ or ‘boob tube’ or ‘idiot box’. By using the wonders of electricity and creativity, the television has become a staple for most homes around the world. Funnily enough, Philo Farnsworth, the man who invented the T.V., wouldn’t let his children watch T.V. “There’s nothing on it worthwhile, and we’re not going to watch it in this household, and I don’t want it in your intellectual diet.” he told his son.

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Climate Changers

No, this isn’t Al Gore’s climate change TED talk. What we’re talking about here is air conditioning. Listen, I love the sun and heat when I head out to the beach, but I’m not really a fan of swimming in sweat to get to work. Air conditioning has become so widespread that we barely think when it’s on. “Apparatus for Treating Air” was actually the original name that Willis Carrier gave it.

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