invented

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When asked, “Who invented the light bulb?” the models do not go to a source or fact-check a finding.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The corridor we call Route 66 was not invented in 1926.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“What we have invented is very dangerous but we can dismantle it,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Colin Angle led iRobot for nearly three decades, during which the company invented the Roomba, and with it the entire category of home robo-vacs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Despite wearing head nets and using the newly invented “fly dope,” now known as insect repellent, there was no way to truly get rid of the bugs.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple