Did you know? Invention Edition

• Did you know M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie?
• Did you know the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco?
• Did you know the croissant was invented in Austria?
• Did you know pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians?
• Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan?
• Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China?
• Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901?
• Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist?
• Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939?
• Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door?
• Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831?
• Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908?
• Did you know volleyball was invented in 1895?
• Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888?
• Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921?
• Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886?
• Did you know Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors?
• Did you know Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'?
• Did you know bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women?
• Did you know John Kellogg invented corn flakes?
• Did you know Pez was invented in 1927?
• Did you know the elevator was invented in 1850?
• Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498?
• Did you know Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930?
• Did you know the hottest chile in the world is the habanero?
• Did you know instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962?
• Did you know the corkscrew was invented in 1890?
• Did you know the typewriter was invented in 1829?
• Did you know the dishwasher was invented in 1889?
• Did you know the wristwatch was invented in 1904 ?