Penicillin - discovered by chance when a petri dish was left exposed to air
Microwave oven - discovered when a candy bar melted in an engineer's pocket while working on radar equipment
Post-it Notes - discovered when a weak glue intended for super-strong adhesive was used to attach papers to a bulletin board
Saccharin - discovered when a chemist forgot to wash his hands before dinner and noticed the sweet taste of his bread roll
Saccharin - discovered when a chemist forgot to wash his hands before dinner and noticed the sweet taste of his bread roll
Corn flakes - accidentally created when cooked wheat was left out overnight and turned stale, then rolled out and baked
Teflon - discovered by a chemist experimenting with refrigerants who found a new compound was extremely slippery
Chocolate chip cookies - invented when baker's chocolate was substituted with Nestle chocolate in cookie dough
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