If at first you don't succeed
A chemist working for 3M was trying to make a super strong adhesive for the space industry. He was only successful in making a weak, temporary adhesive he originally use to hold bookmarks in place until they were sold as these.
Post Its
Not only: Was I the first toy advertised on TV
But also: I became a animated movie character voiced by Don Rickles.
Mr. Potato Head
Great Britain (counting the British Empire)
A chemist was stirring a bowl of chemicals with a wooden stir stick. He then tried to wipe the chemicals of on the table and the stick lit on fire. These were invented.
Match sticks
Not Only: Is the earliest depiction of me from a 2,500 year old Greek urn
But Also: You can use me to walk the dog, rock the baby, and go around the world.
Yo-Yo
This country is the most recent to had fully recognized sovereignty by ending a civil war and becoming part of the United Nations in 2011.
A candy bar melting in a pocket while the person stood next to a radar-related vacuum tube led to this invention.
Microwave
Not Only: Was I a late 1990's collectible craze
But Also: At one stage, I made up 10% of eBay's total listings.
Beanie Babies
The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776; however, this is the date the vote actually happened and what should really be US Independence Day.
July 2nd
Now used to wrap fragile items, bubble wrap was originally invented to be a 3D, textured version of this household product.
Wallpaper
Not Only: Was I designed by a missile engineer who married Zsa Zsa Gabor
But Also: a painting of me done by Andy Warhol sold for $1.1 million
Barbie
This country has declared independence more times in history than any other with 3.
1918 - Russian Empire
1990 - USSR
1991 - USSR (after dissolution)
Belarus
When wine was taxed by the volume being shipped, merchants would boil the water off and add it again after shipping. Eventually, someone tried the concentrated wine and liked it. It was then distributed as this alcoholic drink.
Brandy
Not Only: was I not for sale, but adoption
But Also: There were countrywide riots in the 1980s to adopt me
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Lasting only 8 seconds, this is the shorted independence declaration in history, when the leader delivered a speech to parliament in 2017 and then immediately had them vote to suspend and start negotiations with Spain.
Independent State of Catalonia