George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
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A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.
Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.
A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
