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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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Medical & Science
On 29th January, 1896, Medical student, Emile Grubbe, administered the first use of radiotherapy... Read more »
On 27th February, 1900, Felix Hoffman received the first patent for the drug we now know as Aspirin... Read more »
On 1st January, 1916, The first cool blood transfusion was performed... Read more »
On 11th January, 1922, Insulin was first used to treat diabetes... Read more »
On 7th April, 1923, The first surgery to remove a brain tumour using a local anaesthetic was performed... Read more »
On 8th February, 1924, The United States first used lethal gas as a method of execution... Read more »
On 14th April, 1932, The atom was first split by physicists John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton... Read more »
On 5th April, 1933, The first surgical removal of an entire lung was performed... Read more »
On 4th February, 1936, The radioactive substance, Radium E, was produced synthetically... Read more »
On 24th February, 1938, The first toothbrush with nylon bristles was introduced... Read more »
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