INPEX 2011, America's Largest Invention Trade Show, was held June 15-17 at the Monroeville Convention Center, just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 26th annual show featured more than 1,000 inventions and new product ideas on display!
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About two hundred years ago, women spent the day at the beach in heavy dresses and three-quarter length trousers. This was a time when showing one's knees was considered scandalous and most people at that time couldn't imagine that their descendants would be dressed in one of the world's skimpiest inventions - the bikini!
Read more: The Invention of the Bikini
How many colors were in the first box of Crayola Crayons?
Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and Harold Smith who owned a paint company in New York City. These new "crayons" were made by combining wax with different pigments (chemicals that make colors). In 1903, Binney and Smith released the first box of eight "Crayola Crayons". These new crayons quickly became popular with children.
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