7 Inventions You Won't Believe Were Made By The Chinese
Kenneth Coo
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04/12/2016
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Beer. The Chinese created beer about 4 thousand years ago, before that alcohol was made mostly from fruits. The Italians were first to introduce beer in Europe in XII century. -
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Caskets. The oldest found casket was 7 thousand years old and was found in China. -
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Spaghetti. We think spaghetti=Italy but Chinese knew spaghetti over 4000 years ago. -
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Helicopters. No, they did not have working helicopters, but they had rotors. The rotors were more like a toy but they could fly in the air with ease/ -
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Landmines. First landmines were used in Guangx , 1277 against Mongolians. -
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Matches. First matches were created in 6th century China for cooking reasons. They looked similar to ours, also had sulfur, but you had to put them IN fire for them to catch fire. -
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The Restaurant Menu. The menu was invented in X century when restaurants became more and more popular. The staff got irritated of having to say what they serve over and over again so they wrote it down.
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