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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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Eli H. Janney patented his improvement in railroad car couplings

On the 29th April, 1873, Eli H. Janney received a patent for his Improvement in Car-Couplings.

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