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Something New to Eat!

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an ltwas invention / inveMed in
1904atthe Worlds Fairin St, Louis,
MiSsouri Arnold Farnåchou's ice cream
stand was such a success succeeded
atthefair that he ran outof dishes, Neat
to d, Ernest i was selling flat type Of
cake,
When Arnold ran out Of dishes; Ernest rolled one Of his
waffles and creation / createda dish. Ernestputthe ice
cream in the waffle. This innovation { innovated beca metheice cream cane!
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in waffle The design/

chanced Over the years, but waffle cones ate Still popular,

A New Color
In 1856, William Perkin youngscientist, He introduction I introduced a new
dye to the world - by accident! Dyes W change cloth. Perkin
make a but by he a purple
dye v" s that an improvement f 'impro over Other dyes because it was less

expensive and gasiertckrnake, The eye proved / proofto be succesSful. Perkin'screation

created was also a new color. called it mauve.

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aking life easier

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cleaner sewing mach ine microwave
 Many inventionsmake life easier. We forget what lifewas like beforethese
were invented, Here are some inventions that made lifeeasierat
home.

The Refrigerator The refrigerator was invented in 1876 by Carl van Linde. Before
that, many peoplehad icehouses. They bought ice and kept itin a building outside
Of thehouse' People put their food in the icehouse to keep it eold and I fesh, But
the icehouse didn't keep things fresh for long, The refrigerator makes keeping food
fresh much easier.
Befo« the cleaner invented, people used brooms their
floors. The first vacuum cleaner invented in 186.0 by Daniel Hess, but it Was vow
heavy. O no person had to move the base af tho machiner and another person
moued the port that picked up dirt and dust. Many people improved Hess 's design
, but vacuum cleaners were still expensive and heavy. in James Spangler made an
effective and less expensive vacuum cleaner. After that, people started buying th
em for their homes.
Thesewing Machine Imagine not beingableto buy Clothing in astore!
the in the sewing machine,eveoone made their Clothing at home by
Many people tried invent a sewing machine in the and invented the first
useful sewing machine in 1848. Others fallowed. The invention of the
sewing machine a Ilowed companies to make large amounts ofclothing that
could be sold in

The Microwave Tho microwavewasinvented by accident. Percy Spencer was

working Bith radar waueyai hi Siob. The rad ar waves cooked candy bar that
was in his packet! This gave him an idea, and he created the microwave
0'Æn in 1945, The first microwave k-ves calledthe Radar Ran goat wasused
m astly in restaurants.

Carl von Linde invented tho microwave. Carl invented T.he refrigerator.
You needed onlv one person % use the first
Vacuum cleaner.

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