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VHS tapes and walkmans may have been firmly cast into oblivion but another 1980s invention, the Post-it Note, is marking its 30th anniversary this month as popular as ever, reports AFP.The little yellow square of paper that changed lives was actually the product of an engineering mistake by 3M scientists who accidentally stumbled upon an [...]

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Reader’s Digest reports the forecast from Dan Sturges, chairman of IntraGo, a transportation-solutions company in Boulder, Colorado: “Fifty percent of Americans can’t access public transit without a car now, but the average car is driven only one hour per day. Soon you’ll drive yourself to the train station, and someone else will pick up the [...]

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Doc Holloway is hoping that his latest invention will turn him into a “Brazillionaire”, reports BCLocalNews.com.“Go lie on a beach in Rio and collect royalties,” he explains of the term he coined.The Penticton businessman/inventor is hoping his invention, the Cloud Flyer, will impress the panel of ruthless Canadian business moguls from the television show the [...]

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TechNewsDaily reports that Disneyland collects about 300 cell phones a week, along with various personal digital assistants and iPods, and cab drivers collected more than 8,700 mobile devices left behind in taxis in the Washington-Baltimore area over a six month period. Losing a phone can cost more than the price of a replacement. It can [...]

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Have you ever added a pack of gum to your cart while waiting to check out at the grocery store? lf so, you’ve been a victim of impulse shopping. Unplanned purchases not only help drive the economy, but also put shoppers in a better mood by relieving negative emotions such as stress and anger. So [...]

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