Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Eight Things Americans Claimed to Have Invented

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Many times I have heard about "the great inventions" that America has produced. And although Americans are very intuitive and creative people and many things have came from this great country, not all they lay claim to is actually theirs. Here are some of them.

Comment:

There are a number of items on this list which may be considered as common knowledge, but that common knowledge is incorrect.  What did I say about conventional wisdom?

I like this thought so much, I've made it into a new category called "Should you trust conventional wisdom?"

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