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Happy Accidents & Big Ideas: The Stories Behind Famous Products

Coca-Cola started as a medicine, Play-Doh was a wallpaper cleaner and bubble wrap was meant to be wallpaper: discover the surprising origin stories of products we all know.

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15
Difficulty
Easy
Time
~6min
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15sec

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Famous Products & Companies

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The surprising stories behind famous products, the founders who built global brands and who makes what today.

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