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  2. Leona Chalmers - Wikipedia

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    Born in the early 1900s, Chalmers invented the menstrual cup out of a passion for bettering women's sexual health. Chalmers created her first version of the menstrual cup in 1937, shortly after the invention of the tampon. She sought to create a reusable menstrual product to compete with the existing disposable menstrual products on the market.

  3. Menstrual cup - Wikipedia

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    Other menstrual cups were patented in 1935, 1937, and 1950. [162] [163] [164] The Tassaway brand of menstrual cups was introduced in the 1960s, but it was not a commercial success. [165] Early menstrual cups were made of rubber. [166]

  4. Cup - Wikipedia

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    A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about 100–250 millilitres (3–8 US fl oz). [1] [2] Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, [3] wood, stone, polystyrene, plastic, lacquerware, or other

  5. Solo Cup Company - Wikipedia

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    Leo Hulseman, a former employee of the Dixie Co. in the 1930s, created the "Solo Cup", a paper cone he made at his home and sold to bottled-water companies. Later the company developed other products, like wax-coated cups and the plastic Cozy Cup. The wax-coated cups were added to its lineup in the 1950s, as fountain sodas gained popularity.

  6. Plastic cup - Wikipedia

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    A paper cup may biodegrade faster than a expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam cup or a plastic cup. In general cardboard or paper takes one to three months for biodegradation, as the majority of the content, up to 95%, is made with wood chips. A plastic cup can take up to 90 years to biodegrade, depending on the type of plastic.

  7. 10 things you may not know about Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - AOL

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    It's believed to be the largest one ever made, measuring 5-feet across and drenched in over 70 pounds of chocolate. 3. There's such a thing as a spreadable Reese's.

  8. What is so special about Stanley cups? The psychology behind ...

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    The cups are great quality, she notes, so if you drink from the cups daily and consider each day of use worth a dollar, it’s well worth it. “I’m a dancer, so a water bottle is always with me ...

  9. This Is What the Starbucks Red Cup Looked Like the Year You ...

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    So, while we wait on the 2023 Starbucks red cup (it usually hits stores the first week of November!), the time has come to find out which Starbucks red cup sparked joy the year you were born.