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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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An early escalator was patented by J. W. Reno

On the 15th March, 1892, J. W. Reno received a patent for his Endless Conveyer or Elevator, which was an early escalator design.

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