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Introduction to Pop

A timeline of soft drink history including coca cola and pepsi cola, the inventors and history behind pop

Henry Shrapnel 1761–1842

Shrapnel is a type of antipersonnel projectile named for its inventor Henry Shrapnel.

Who Invented the Seismograph?

John Milne was the English seismologist and geologist who invented the first modern seismograph and promoted the building of seismological stations

The History of Shoes

A history covering both shoes and shoe making machinery.
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