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    In the late 1800s, women used to dry their hair by attaching a hose to the back of a vacuum cleaner!

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Joshua Stoddard patented the calliope

On the 9th October, 1855, Joshua Stoddard patented the first calliope; a kind of organ that uses steam to create music.

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