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    Cats Eyes (reflective road markings) were invented by Percy Shaw after the eyes of a real cat saved him from driving over a cliff through a fog.

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The first microwave oven was patented

On the 24th January, 1950, Percy LeBaron Spencer received a patent for his “method of treating foodstuffs” - the first microwave oven.

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