...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| 4484220 | Television monitor A monitor for restricting the operating time of electronic apparatus, such as a television set, is formed of an outer case of sufficiently small size to set atop a television set. The case includes on its outer surface a display of the time remaining of t... | 11/20/1984 |