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Give it up, inventors. A better mouse trap was built 150 years ago

Posted on February 8, 2016 by editor, facilitator, decider

In 1861 Colin Pullinger, West Sussex tinkerer, registered his latest invention with the Designs Office (application no. 4373) and called it The Perpetual Mouse Trap. A century and a half later, we’ve learned the man wasn’t prone to exaggeration. The … Continue reading →

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