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1900s History

WWI Boosted Popularity of Chocolate Bars

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

Battlefield rations transformed chocolate from luxury to necessity during WWI, but the sweet aftermath changed American snacking forever.

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Margaret Hamilton’s Code on the Floor: When Her Toddler Nearly Derailed the Apollo Mission

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

Curious how a child’s playroom mishap led to a critical discovery that saved NASA’s Apollo mission from potential disaster?

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1900s History

Thomas Midgley Jr.: The Man Who Fixed Engines—and Broke the Ozone Layer

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

How did one scientist’s quest to improve engines and refrigeration accidentally become one of history’s most impactful environmental disasters?

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1900s History

Could Gustave Whitehead Really Have Beaten the Wrights to the Sky?

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

History’s first flight may not belong to the Wright brothers – discover the controversial story of Gustave Whitehead’s hidden legacy.

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garage mechanic transforms food industry
1900s History

Frederick McKinley Jones: How a Garage Mechanic Revolutionized the Frozen Food Aisle

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

In a Kentucky orphanage, a self-taught mechanic’s quest to keep food fresh would forever change how America eats.

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Mary Walton’S Streetcar Noise Silencer: Why Residents Thanked Her With Homemade Pies

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

This brilliant inventor’s solution to New York’s deafening train noise was so effective, grateful residents showered her with homemade pies.

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hamilton s code saved apollo 11
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Margaret Hamilton’S Late-Night Code That Saved Apollo 11 From Disaster

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

Software pioneer Margaret Hamilton’s late-night coding breakthrough prevented a near-catastrophic computer error during Apollo 11’s historic moon landing.

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1900s History

Esther Lederberg’s Lab “Stunt”: Growing Bacteria in Patterns to Beat Antibiotic Resistance

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

How a microbiologist’s simple velvet cloth experiment revolutionized our understanding of antibiotic resistance and changed modern medicine forever.

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Ida Forbes and the Christmas Heater: The Surprise Patent She Received as a Teen

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

In 1917, the surprising truth behind teenage inventor Ida Forbes’ legendary Christmas morning water heater patent changed everything.

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bakelite invention revolutionized plastics
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From Failed Soup Can to Game-Changing Molded Plastic: How Leo Baekeland Pioneered Bakelite

ByMissed History February 9, 2025

Known for revolutionizing modern life, Leo Baekeland turned countless failures into Bakelite, the pioneering synthetic plastic that changed everything.

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