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Faux Fur in the 19th Century

As buffalo fur coats and robes were an expensive way to keep warm in the late 1800s, John Morley from Waterloo invented his own process of treating wool to create imitation buffalo fur.

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IMAX

Developed by Galt Collegiate Institute alumni, IMAX made its debut in 1970 in Osaka, Japan at Expo ‘70.

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Privy Seat Patent

An 1886 patent for an attachment to a privy (outhouse) seat which would close the hole of the seat until the user was seated there.

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The water shoe was first created by Larry V. Crabtree of Kitchener, ON.

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