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10 Inventions That are Part of our daily routine

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10 Inventions That are Part of our daily routine Have you ever thought to find the reason and the person behind the Invention of things that are used in our Daily routine. Here is the List of 10 Inventions that are part of our daily routine.   1. Tooth Brush. The Chinese introduce a dental saviour. The forerunner of the modern bristle tooth brush is generally believed to have originated in 15th century China. A Chinese encyclopedia dating to 1498 describes the short, coarse bristles from the neck of a siberian wild boar being embedded in a handle made from animal bone, which was then used to clean the teeth. Today, on people's list of things they simply could not do without it. 2. Toothpaste.  The development of pastes designed to clean teeth and freshen the breath began in Egypt as early as 5000 B.C.E.. Myrrh, volcanic pumice, and the burned ashes of ox hooves are mixed with crushed eggshell, oyster shells, and other fine abrasives, then applied with a finger to scour teeth a...

The ANCIENT WORLD- Fishhook (c. 35,000 B.C.E.)

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Early humans discover how to retain their caught fish. The major problem with dating inventions earlier than the written word is that there are no first-hand accounts documenting their conception or use Paleoarcheologists have the difficult task of piecing together the prehistory of man based on scarps of physical evidence left behind by our ancient ancestors. the fishhook is one such igneous conception of early man and is probably more important to the success of humans than most of us would suspect.   The earliest examples of fishhooks so far found by archaeologists date from around 35,000 B.C.E. Appearing well before the advent of metalworking, early fishhooks were fashioned from durable materials of organic origin such as bone, shells, animal hon, and wood. With the addition of a variety of baits on the hook, the prehistoric man gained access, previously largely denied, to an easy source of energy loaded with protein and fat. adding fish to his die also ensured a h...

The ANCIENT WORLD- Clothing(c. 400,000 B.C.E.)

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Early humans cover their nakedness. Around400,000 years ago, Homo sapiens devised a solution to protect the vulnerable naked human body from the environment- clothes. Anthropologists believe the earliest clothing was made from the fur of hunted animals or leaves creatively wrapped around the body to keep out the cold, wind, and rain.       Determining the date of this invention is difficult, although sewing needles made from animal bone dating from about 30,000 B.C.E. have been found by archeologists. However, genetic analysis of human body lice reveals that they evolved at the same time as clothing. Scientists originally thought the lice evolved 107,000 years ago, but further investigations placed their evolution a few hundred thousand years earlier.         Clothing has changed dramatically over the centuries, although its ancient role as an outward indication of the status, wealth, and beliefs of the wearer is an important as ever. Dur...