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"MOMMY MILLIONAIRES" Who wants to be one? I know I do!

these women may seem like ordinary women, but their ideas have been created into "million dollar" ideas, and most of them started with next to nothing. I'm intrigued by these women as I hope to become a "Mompreneur" someday soon.

13 comments    business life work from home
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Who Invented The TV Remote Control?

The tv remote is one piece of technology that no self respecting couch potato can live without. But where did the venerable "clicker" come from? To whom do we owe our thanks?

21 comments    technology television history
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Backless Bra And Strapless Bra

When I graduated it was impossible to find a dress because you could not find lingerie to match. Now mostly because of the breakthrough backless bra it is almost too easy to find anything that you can wear....

1 comment    models dresses bra
jxb7076 profile image72

In the Midst of the Storm 1: African American Inventors and their Contributions to the American Dream

Although the Slave Trade in America, per the constitutional agreement of the founders fathers ended in the late 1700’s, unfortunately by the mid 1800’s it - once again, became a booming industry...

20 comments    history america african american
teeray profile image67

Doing Everything The Hard Way

According to Rube Goldberg (1883-1970), people will create very elaborate and difficult ways to reach their goals...sometimes and USUALLY when a simple path or action will suffice. Mankind seems to have a...

2 comments    entertainment creativity gadgets
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American Black and Tan

With the introduction of American Ale by Budweiser, and after having tasted this beer, we thought it would be a perfect portion for a Domestic version of the Black and Tan beer. For those of you you have...

2 comments    hubpages wine beer
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Great Inventions: Frances Gabe's Self-Cleaning House

I've often wondered just what I could have achieved in my life were it not for all of the hours of house-cleaning I feel compelled to do. Interestingly, I logged in way more cleaning hours pre-kids than...

19 comments    cleaning architecture oregon
The great Coder - Tim Berners-Lee78

Whatever happened to Tim Berners-Lee? I knew the Father of the Internet when he was a Graduate Trainee ...

Tim Berners-Lee is widely known as the Father of the Internet and inventor of the World-Wide Web. He and his then wife Jane joined Plessey Telecommunications in Poole, England in 1976 and. despite...

10 comments    technology internet celebrity
Benjamin Franklin, Printer75

Ben Franklin and the Internet

Upon reflection, I've decided that Al Gore did not invent the Internet. Since it is an evolved system there are lots of contemporaries who can take some credit. But where were the seeds of this sprawling...

15 comments    technology internet education
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Famous Filipino Scientists and Inventors Part 2

Magdalena Cantoria, a Filipino botanist and pharmacist who is a noted /known for her research in the morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of drug plants, in particular agar, rauwolfia, datura, mint and...

22 comments    technology science scientists
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