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Walter Hunt Invented The Modern Safety Pin To Pay Off A $15 Debt
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Today in 1849, the US issued a patent for one of the smallest big ideas of the century: the safety pin. And a big factor behind that little invention was paying off a big debt. Plus: today in 1921, the birthday of Robert Wade, a chess master who once proved that even top notch players can have a bad day.
Three Millennia of Safety Pins (The Atlantic)
Worst chess defeat (Generalist Academy)
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Manage episode 476176171 series 2922787
Today in 1849, the US issued a patent for one of the smallest big ideas of the century: the safety pin. And a big factor behind that little invention was paying off a big debt. Plus: today in 1921, the birthday of Robert Wade, a chess master who once proved that even top notch players can have a bad day.
Three Millennia of Safety Pins (The Atlantic)
Worst chess defeat (Generalist Academy)
Pin yourself to our Patreon page so you can support our show
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