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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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A fold-away Life-Raft was patented by Frederick S. Allen

On the 26th April, 1881, Frederick S. Allen received a patent for his fold away Life-Raft.

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