Slinky toy history: How a simple spring became a classic toy everyone has played with (1945) The original vintage Slinky toy was an all-metal spring that thrilled kids by ‘walking’ down stairs. Invented by accident back in the forties, it’s one of the classic toys that has stood the test of time.
How Nikola Tesla improved upon Franklin’s pointed lightning rod (1919) Nikola Tesla filed a US Patent for his improvements on Ben Franklin’s almost 200-year-old lightning rod design.
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