American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
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A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.
