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Who Invented Candy
Candy is a confectionary that is generally made out of sugar. The earliest candy was first made by the Egyptians with honey. Due to sweetness and jelly flow of honey, it was combined with nuts to make candies. There are also evidences in Chinese history for certain type of candies with the use of honey. Maple syrup was also used for creating sweet confectionery. Since sugar was very costly before the 1700s, candies were very […]
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2011
Who Invented Beer
Beer is one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the world. Not just that, it is also the world’s oldest beverages and the history of the beer can be traced form 6th millennium BC. The history of beer has been recorded in the history of Ancient Iraq. Prayer to the goddess Ninkasi details the method of preparing beer. In the 7th Century AD, European monasteries produced and sold beer in an open market […]
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2011
Who Invented Aluminium Foil
Aluminium foil is a type of metal foil that has been used over centuries to preserve food and keep it warm and fresh longer. Aluminium foil was invented by Hans Christian Oersted in the year 1825. Before using aluminium foil, tin foils were used for packing food products. In the 1910, it was replaced by aluminium foil. In the year 1845, Friedrich Wohler, a Scientist from Germany produced some bigger samples of aluminium foils and […]