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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: 15 Microbe Facts
You may not have met one in person, but microbes are everywhere! Theyβre on us, in us and around...
Inside Parliament: Traditions and Trivia
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Sprocket's Everyday Items: Sticky Stamps
Sticky Stamps have been around for a while now and who doesn't prefer them? Not having to lick stamps is a...
Sprocket’s Everyday Items: Concrete Canvas
Inventors: Will Crawford and Peter Brewin More Info: Concrete Canvas is an ingenious material that looks...
Sprocket’s Everyday Items: Vacuum Cleaner
Inventor: Ives W. McGaffey Date of Patent: 1868 More info: The first ever vacuum cleaner was...
Sprocket's Everyday Items: Sticky Tape
Inventor: Richard Drew Date of Patent: 27th May 1930 More Info: Sticky Tape was invented in 1930 by...
Sprocket’s Everyday Items: Bubble Wrap
Inventors: Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes Date of Patent: 27th November 1959 More Info: Bubblewrap...
Sprocket's Everyday Items: Thermos Flask
Inventor: Reinhold Burger Date of Patent: 1st October 1903 More Info: The Thermos Flask is a very clever...
Sprocket’s Everyday Items: Electric Kettle
Inventor: Unknown Date of Invention: Late 19th Century More Info: Before the invention of the electric...
Sprocket’s Everyday Items: Toaster
Inventor: Crompton and Company Date of Invention: 1893 More Info: Before the electric toaster...