Bubble wrap was originally invented as a type of textured wallpaper for homes.

Lisa Lindahl invented the sports bra as a jockstrap for breasts, and was called jogbra.

There are 85 ways to tie a necktie.

The modern tradition of singing happy birthday and blowing candles out on a cake originates in eighteenth century Germany.

The barcode was created using a system of scanning based on the principles of Morse code.

The prototype for the chainsaw originated from a small handsaw invented by doctors to manually widen a woman’s pelvic bone during childbirth.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge Invented the webcam to watch when their coffee was done.

These garden ornaments date back to Ancient Roman times.

Lysol was originally invented by a German physician to cure the cholera epidemic of the late 19th century.

In 1938 the creator of the chocolate chip cookie sold the recipe to Nestle for $1 and a lifetime supply of Nestle chocolate.

Velcro was invented in 1941 after a Swiss engineer wondered why Burdock seeds would get stuck to his dog. He created a material similar to it.

The famous toy was originally used to clean soot off of wallpaper.

Before rubber erasers were invented in 1770, the most common method of erasing pencil marks was crustless bread.

The mouse was originally referred to as the turtle due to its hard shell on top and moving parts underneath.

One of the first powered vacuums was invented in 1901.

The original patent for the zipper in 1851 was called the automatic, continuous clothing closure.

Cavemen used toothpicks.

The creator of Wonder Woman also invented the systolic blood pressure test.

Wrigley’s originally packaged its gum with baking powder to help boost sales.

The fortune cookie was first created during the railroad expansion in California during the gold rush.

The hole commonly found in the top of pen caps is actually there to prevent choking hazards.

Wearable eyeglasses have been around since 1284, originating in Italy.

High heels were originally invented for men after it was realized the design of the shoe would allow feet to stay more firmly in stirrups.

The QWERTY design we use today was invented in 1872 for typewriters because typists were getting too fast for the machines to keep up with. This design slowed them down preventing jammed typewriters.