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May 10, 2012
Everyone is well aware of what bubblegum is. We have all seen commercials on television advertising new flavors and brands of gum. What the commercials fail to show us is the origin of bubblegum. Before the existence of bubblegum many people chewed chicle, which is sap from a sapodilla tree. The chicle... Read more »
Alaina T., Reporter
May 2, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. Everyone knows what Post-Its are: square sticky pieces of paper that are great for on-the-go messages.... Read more »
Brandi B.
May 2, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. One can only imagine how many car accidents occurred before state legislature decided that citizens... Read more »
Erin S., Reporter
April 27, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. “Does anyone have a Sharpie Marker?” is the common question people ask when they want to label... Read more »
Emily T., Reporter
April 25, 2012
Stuff That Defines Us: Ibuprofen Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. Before the 1960s, people had to deal with the discomfort of... Read more »
Silinda C., Reporter
April 20, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. In 1973, a man named Martin Cooper changed people’s lives forever by inventing a device we... Read more »
Emma L., Reporter
April 20, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. In 2007, Amazon created an electronic book, or e-book, which they called the Kindle. At this time,... Read more »
Emily B., Reporter
April 16, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. A man named Robert Gair had the brilliant idea to take corrugated paper that two men in England created... Read more »
April 16, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. In today’s culture, the camera can play a big part. The camera is used to capture memories so they... Read more »
Chaney G., Managing Editor
March 29, 2012
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. Many consumers today would be surprised to discover that headphones, an object now used to jam to... Read more »