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    The first drinking straws were used in ancient times by beer drinking Sumerians, to filter out the solid by-products from fermentation.

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George Westinghouse Jr. patented his steam air brake

On the 5th March, 1872, George Westinghouse Jr. received a patent for his Improvement in Steam Air Brakes.

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