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Almost 100 years ago this week; June 29, 1915 to be exact, Juicy Fruit was trademark registered.  But surprisingly, the history of chewing gum goes back even farther than that, a lot farther. In fact, people have been chewing all sorts of chewy things for centuries—tree bark, plant sterols and even paraffin wax.  It’s said …

William (Bill) Lear was one of those iconic American inventors and visionaries who really bring home the concept of ‘Yankee Ingenuity.’ Of course he is best known for creating the Learjet, but did you know that he also earned over 100 patents for his trailblazing electronic devices in not just one, but three separate industries: …

Keyboards of the future: Say goodbye to click, click, click When we think of the future we imagine flying cars, teleportation and floating cities — all high-level advancements that will make everyday life easier. But did H.G. Wells ever predict we would need to relearn how to type? http://youtu.be/RPNlZwLCLLs A growing population believes in 10 …

Founded in 1997 by British entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe, YO! Sushi is a chain of Japanese food restaurants with over 75 locations worldwide that prides itself in providing not only delicious and unique menu items to patrons, but delivering them within a fun, innovative atmosphere as well. For example, once you have decided what you’d like …

Yesterday, June 17th, marks a milestone anniversary in American culture (and no, we’re not talking about the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Watergate break-in). What we are talking about is the 1980 copywriting by Atari of the video games Asteroids and Lunar Lander. You remember Atari, the originator of many of the games that …

Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of a very important inventor in American history, but a man that most people probably never heard of—Elmer Ambrose Sperry.  Sperry was a prolific inventor, creating advanced compasses and gyroscopes for the United States Navy to stabilize ships, airplanes and aerial torpedoes. He also invented the gyrocompass and …