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Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old

2026-05-06 · 39 min · 26 entities

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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html

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  • mentioned History website
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104
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  • mentioned TheHopkinThomasProject website
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://medlineplus.gov/badbreath.html
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104
  • references DownloadPdf website
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/1662554?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIyM2QyOTAxNi1iNjVhLTRkNTAtYWEyOS0zZjAyOWMwYmZiMWUiLCJ2ZXIiOiJmZjg4ZmU5Yy1iOTA2LTQxZDUtYTQxMS02MGM5Mzk3NTk0YzYiLCJleHAiOjB9
  • references TheHopkinThomasProject website
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html

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  • mentioned Heron Of Alexandria person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://britannica.com/biography/Heron-of-Alexandria
  • mentioned Plant Of The Month Mint person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the-month-mint
  • references Heron Of Alexandria person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://britannica.com/biography/Heron-of-Alexandria
  • references Plant Of The Month Mint person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the-month-mint
  • mentioned Research Starters person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hero-alexandria
  • mentioned Disco Ball Facts History person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/disco-ball-facts-history
  • references Research Starters person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hero-alexandria
  • references Disco Ball Facts History person
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/disco-ball-facts-history

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  • mentioned Technology company
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://britannica.com/technology/aeolipile
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    Link in episode "Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old": https://britannica.com/technology/aeolipile
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Episode description as stored
There are so many things in our modern world that we presume are fairly recent inventions. But the three things we’re going to talk about in this instance are quite old, but they have close associations with the recent past. Research: Abbott, David, PhD., ed. “The Biographical Book of Scientists: Engineers and Inventors.” Peter Bedrick Books. New York. 1985. “Bad Breath.” Medline Plus. https://medlineplus.gov/badbreath.html#:~:text=Teenagers-,Summary,help%20give%20you%20fresher%20breath. Berlin, Erika. “‘The Myriad Reflector’: The Early, Forgotten Disco Ball.” Mental Floss. May 21, 2015. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball Britannica Editors. "aeolipile". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Jun. 2016, https://www.britannica.com/technology/aeolipile Britannica Editors. "Heron of Alexandria". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heron-of-Alexandria Garber, David. “Meet Me Under the Disco Ball: A History of Nightlife’s Most Enduring Symbol.” Vice. June 4, 2015. https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-me-under-the-disco-ball-a-history-of-nightlifes-most-enduring-symbol/ Handwerk, Brian. “The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath.” Smithsonian. Feb. 13, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104/ HøYRUP, JENS. “A NEW EDITION OF THE METRICA OF HERON OF ALEXANDRIA.” Physis. Vol. LIII. 2018. http://akira.ruc.dk/~jensh/Publications/2018%7BR%7D06_A%20New%20Edition%20of%20the%20Metrica%20of%20Heron%20of%20Alexandria_S.pdf Hughes, J. Donald. “Hero of Alexandria.” Ebsco. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hero-alexandria Mendell, H. “Hero and the tradition of the circle segment.” Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 77, 451–499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-023-00308-y “Mint! From the Ancient World to Modern Manchester.” Manchester Museum. Aug. 17, 2018. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/mint-from-the-ancient-world-to-modern-manchester/#:~:text=The%20ancient%20Egyptians%20invented%20breath%20mints%20to,*%20Severely%20worn%20teeth%20*%20Tooth%20loss “Myriad Reflector Will Feature Annual Fall Opening Odeon Ball.” Great Falls leader. Sept. 4, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018804435/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22 “Plant of the Month: Mint.” JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the-month-mint/ Pliny the Elder. “The Natural History.” Translated by John Bostock and Henry T. Riley. Taylor & Francis. London. 1855. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041 Rossen, Jake. “All That Glitters: A History of the Disco Ball.” Mental Floss. Dec. 30, 2021. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/disco-ball-facts-history “Saltair.” Salt Lake Telegram. June 13, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/288643722/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22 Smith, Grafton Elliot, et al. “The Papyrus Ebers.” Ares Publishers. Chicago. 1974. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924073200077&seq=5 “Strike the Banners.” The Kentucky Post. August 31, 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/image/760821309/?match=1&terms=%22L.%20B.Woeste%22 “Wonderful Falls Short of Expressing the Grandeur of the Rotary Charity Ball.” The Piqua Daily Call. Jan. 26, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/935844964/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22 Woeste, L.B. “Myriad Reflector.” U.S. Patent Office. Feb. 6, 1917. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9e/4c/73/00bfc626d3f664/US1214863.pdf Woeste, L.B. “Myriad Reflector.” U.S. Patent Office. March 13, 1928. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/1662554?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIyM2QyOTAxNi1iNjVhLTRkNTAtYWEyOS0zZjAyOWMwYmZiMWUiLCJ2ZXIiOiJmZjg4ZmU5Yy1iOTA2LTQxZDUtYTQxMS02MGM5Mzk3NTk0YzYiLCJleHAiOjB9 “Woeste Rites Are Set.” Cincinatti Enquirer. April 11, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/103141821/?article=7dc922a9-f0a9-42b8-a61e-f9e92a7b3557&terms=%22Louis%20B