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« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2013, 05:24:49 AM »
18. THE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR



In 1952, engineer George Klein made the world more accessible with a motorized wheelchair
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« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2013, 05:25:37 AM »
19. GARBAGE BAGS



With stretchy, waterproof polyethylene at their disposal, Harry Wasylyk of Manitoba and Larry Hansen of Ontario invented the first plastic garbage bag for commercial use in 1950. Union Carbide Company bought the idea and brought Glad trash bags into homes.
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