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  2. 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

  3. Paper cup - Wikipedia

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    Originally, paper cups for hot drinks were glued together and made waterproof by dropping a small amount of clay in the bottom of the cup, and then spinning at high speed so that clay would travel up the walls of the cup, making the paper water-resistant. [citation needed] However, this resulted in drinks smelling and tasting of cardboard.

  4. List of Scottish inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning ), by non-Scots working in the ...

  5. 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.

  6. History of childhood - Wikipedia

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    Factory-made dolls and doll houses delighted the girls and organized sports and activities were played by the boys. [50] The Boy Scouts was founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1908, [ 51 ] which provided young boys with outdoor activities aiming at developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities.

  7. Sippy cup - Wikipedia

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    The sippy cup, training cup (American English) or beaker (British English) is a modern drinking cup designed for toddlers which prevents or reduces spills. Sippy cups, as opposed to an open cup , have a top which prevents spills, and the child drinks either through a spout or straw.

  8. Moustache cup - Wikipedia

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    Each potter created his own version of this masculine tableware and the news of that invention soon spread to America. [9] [7] A collection of cups from the tea museum at Mariage Freres, Paris. Although many moustache cups were made in America, the earliest were marked with names which led buyers to believe they were actually manufactured in ...

  9. Marion Donovan - Wikipedia

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    Marion O'Brien Donovan (October 15, 1917 – November 4, 1998) was an American inventor and entrepreneur.Recognized as one of the era's most prominent female inventors, [1] she secured a total of 20 patents for her creations.