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Reply to comment by misogichan in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
I think that describes 99% of inventions. “Something we already do, just easier”
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Reply to comment by duncan345 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
Also, a survey marker will often have a soft metal cap, so that the ‘exact’ position can be marked on the cap. Most survey markets have an indent in the top for a surveyor’s level staff to sit on the exact position. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this was still made of lead
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Reply to comment by MichGuy0 in 2007 Tundra Yay or Nay? by MichGuy0
Only buy with a car fax from a non rust belt state
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Reply to comment by hiro111 in Mid 20th century wedding in Iran (before the Islamic Republic took over in 1979) by LookAtThatHotTurtle
The waiter is a person
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Reply to comment by imdefinitelywong in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
No need: fuck, shit, fuck, etc - repeat as needed