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For Reading, Pa., native Christine Walker, it was an ordinary day in her high school cafeteria that led to a rather extraordinary idea for a new baking product. According to Christine, her cafeteria was noted for serving enormous chocolate chip cookies; several members of the football team were noted for the “unique” way they devoured …

It’s time again to release another exciting “Dare to Invent” webisode.  This week, our creationeers are getting… well, a bit creepy! The seventh in our innovative 13-episode series features Pennsylvania native, Julian Smith, inventor of “The Best Stink Bug Trap Ever!”  The new webisode is NOW crawling on YouTube and Davison.com! Just like you and me, …

You may have noticed new life blooming outside, but the spring has also brought new life to one of Inventionland’s favorite attractions, Davy’s Treehouse!  Mr. Davison’s secret hideaway appears the same on the outside; but, inside, it has really “branched” out! We talked with our Executive Director of Design, who told us that he was the …

Yes, there is indeed a day on which we celebrate quaffs big and small, short and long, straight and curly. It’s “Hairstyle Appreciation Day,” and it is April 30th. There is simply nothing better than lovely locks. The bob, the beehive, the mullet, the mohawk, the Hamill Camel, corn rows, afros… oh hair! We made …

Watch TEDTalks:  Smart people will distill their life’s work down to 20 minutes for you. This is advice from David Eagleman, neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author and, himself, a TED Fellow.  TEDTalks actually started back in 1984, just two years before George Davison started work on his toothbrush sanitizer that, ultimately, led him to …

Whether salted or unsalted, crunchy or soft, there is one common characteristic that all pretzels share: their distinctive knotted shape. On April 26, we celebrate National Pretzel Day, so what better time to look back on the origin of the tasty pretzel? The pretzel has a rather “twisted” history, as there are several accounts regarding …