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Travel Wednesday: Roll into New Bedford, Mass., Home of Wheeled Luggage Inventor

Travel Wednesday: Roll into New Bedford, Mass., Home of Wheeled Luggage Inventor

Years later, traveling got easier, as the idea of luggage overwhelmed the jet set with the ease and convenience of pocket storage, zippers and containment. The most significant update to luggage came in the 1970s when Bernard Sadow of New Bedford, Mass., revolutionized how we transport our luggage. Sadow, a luggage-business professional, came up with …

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History Tuesday: The Car Wash

History Tuesday: The Car Wash

Since April is National Car Care Month, we would be completely remiss if we didn’t honor an American institution: the car wash. As the weather gets nicer every day, and we Spring clean our house and care for our lawns; it’s only natural that we want to give our ride a spiffy wash and wax, …

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Inventor Monday: Wallace Hume Carothers

Inventor Monday: Wallace Hume Carothers

Some scientists and inventors are household names—such as Edison and Graham Bell.  However, there are plenty of brilliant inventors that are not well known, despite developing critical things we use every day. Wallace Hume Carothers is such a man. Carothers was a brilliant inventor and scholar who held more than fifty patents. He is considered …

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Future Friday: Does Our Future Have an Invisible Touch?

Future Friday: Does Our Future Have an Invisible Touch?

What would superpower would you pick if you could have any ability imaginable? Flight? Super strength? How about invisibility? Well according a report published in the New Journal of Physics, “Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin have developed a thin material called a ‘mantle cloak.’ If an object is wrapped in it, it …

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How’s That Made Thursday: Pugz Shoes

How’s That Made Thursday: Pugz Shoes

April showers bring… wet, muddy streets and paths that make taking our precious pets out for a walk a little challenging and messy. But, Fido needs to go outside – no matter what the weather is doing. Today, we’re stepping into a new pet invention that has made walking in rain, snow, sleet or any …

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Travel Wednesday: Spring Break Hamburg!

Travel Wednesday: Spring Break Hamburg!

Hamburg is a site to behold, so walking over its beautiful canals, around the Binnenalster and along the River Elbe is worth the price of airfare alone. Combine the beautiful scenery with luxury goods and you have Alsterarkaden, a 100-meter street bedazzled with jewelry stores, antique books, chinaware and coffee shops. Perfect for the shopaholic …

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