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    The first donut cutter was patented by Capt. John Blondell, apparently so that he could put the donut over a handle of the wheel while navigating his ship.

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Torricelli first described his innovative work with barometers

On the 11th June, 1644, Evangelista Torricelli first described his invention of the “Torricellian tube”, which we now know as the barometer.

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