Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| 7011242 | Coated staple and fastening tool for the same Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 5664590 | Hair frosting or color device and method A device for coloring hair to obtain highlighted sections is provided. It has lower rectangular layer of flexible material having the upper surface provided with hook fasteners to hold hair strands in place and to cooperate with an intermediate matching r... | 09/09/1997 |
| 4516591 | Highlighting applicator This applicator applies a hair treating material to the surface of less than all of an individual's hair. The applicator comprises a material supply container and a dispenser including a comb structure having a plurality of teeth pairs in which some of th... | 05/14/1985 |
