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Nobody actually knows who created the original figure-8 Baseball design. Some expertsÊcredit a shoemaker's son, Ellis Drake, who didn't patent the idea and got his design stolen. Other experts credit Colonel William A Cutler. In either case it certainly wasn't any Joseph H. Shockley. As for why, well, in the case of Ellis Drake, the story goes he dreamed of a ball they could use that wouldn't tear apart as easily as the balls they'd been using before.Ê
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Who was the first person to make soda pop?
Joseph Priestley
What terror tactics did Joseph Stalin make?
Joseph Stalin sent millions to Gulag labor camps.
How was Chief Joseph considered an excellent war strategist?
Chief Joseph was very intelligent and fair, and he was able to make informed decisions that were the best plans for his people.
Where was the first bar of chocolate made?
Ganong Brothers For many years after its introduction to European cultures, chocolate was only a drink. In 1830, a British chocolate maker, Joseph Fry & Sons found a way to make a solid form that could be eaten. In 1847, the Fry chocolate factory began making the first chocolate bars. We could say that cocoa beans was first found by Christopher Colombus. Chocolate is yummy.
What difference did Joseph Stalin make?
He turn a poor farming country to one of the worlds greatest superpowers.
