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BRAIN CANDY

BRAIN CANDY
Some modern INVENTIONS are actually ancient. THE ANCIENT GREEKS INVENTED THE ALARM CLOCK BY CREATING A DEVICE THAT DROPPED PEBBLES ONTO A GONG. THE FIRST ROCKETS WERE DEVELOPED AS FIREWORKS IN CHINA IN THE 1200s. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS CREATED A PELLET MADE OF HERBS, SPICES, AND HONEY THAT THEY CHEWED TO FRESHEN THEIR BREATH—MUCH LIKE TODAY’S MINTS. SCIENTISTS THINK ROMAN EMPEROR NERO WATCHED GLADIATORS FIGHT USING AN EMERALD AS A CORRECTIVE EYE LENS. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
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