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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning

When you invent something, you create something that has never existed before. Typically, things are invented when someone sees a need for a certain thing. Some inventions also make life easier. For example, Thomas Edison invented light bulbs because the only other lighting sources, gas lamps and candles, were inefficient and dangerous. What are some other inventions that have made life easier?

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