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Crayons
Binney & Smith Company (later to be named Crayola LLC) developed their own famous line of wax crayons. -
Corn Flakes
W.K. Kellogg opened the “Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company” and they created the initial batch of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. -
Modern Bra
The invention of the modern bra was in New York City in 1910 by Mary Phelps-Jacob. Bras replaced the corset as the most widely used means of breast support. -
Zeppelin
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin began construction of his first airship and the Zeppelins were first flown commercially in 1910 by Deutsche. -
Crossword Puzzle
Wynne was asked by his editor to create a new "mental exercise" for the "Fun" section of the New York World, so Wynne recalled a puzzle from his childhood called "Magic Squares," in which a given group of words had to be arranged so their letters would read the same way across and down.
