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The first drinking straws were used in ancient times by beer drinking Sumerians, to filter out the solid by-products from fermentation.
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On 3rd August, 1900, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was founded... Read more »
On 10th January, 1901, The Automobile Club of America decided to install signage on major highways... Read more »
On 5th November, 1901, The motor carriage was patented by Henry Ford... Read more »
On 16th June, 1903, The car manufacturer known as the Ford Motor Company was founded... Read more »
On 15th March, 1906, Rolls Royce Limited was formed by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls... Read more »
On 22nd May, 1906, The Wright Brothers patented their Flying Machine... Read more »
On 28th April, 1908, Leonard H. Dyer patented his Transmission-Gear... Read more »
On 28th March, 1910, The first successful seaplane was flown by it’s inventor, Henri Fabre... Read more »
On 6th February, 1911, Rolls-Royce adopted the silver winged female figurine as their automobile mascot... Read more »
On 22nd August, 1911, The first successful outboard motor was patented... Read more »
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