A zookeeper is ordering new animals. As he fills out the forms, he types “two mongeese”. That doesn’t look quite right, so he tries two mongoose, and then two mongooses.
Giving up, he types, “One mongoose, and while you’re at it, send another one.”
Dental chair patentIn 1848, the first U.S. patent for a surgical or dental operating-chair with adjustable elevation and tilt of the seat and back was issued to M.W. Hanchett of Syracuse, N.Y. (No. 5711). The chair included a footrest with adjustable elevation.[Image: top - full view of seat and foot rest; bottom - detail of tilt cogs beneath seat.] |
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