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Accidental Inventions

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    English Smart 3 U7
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  • What was the original name of the "Popsicle"?
    the "Epperson Icile
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  • What was the original name of the "Popsicle"?
    the "Epperson Icile
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  • The Popsicle was a result of what?
    a mistake
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  • Who created the Popsicle?
    Frank Epperson
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  • In what year did Frank Epperson create the Popsicle?
    1905
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  • How old was Frank Epperson when he created the Popsicle?
    11 years old
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  • How did Frank Epperson create the Popsicle?
    He mixed soda pop powder with water and left it to freeze
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  • What was the original name of the "Popsicle"?
    the "Epperson Icile?
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  • How much did Frank Epperson sell the Popsicles for?
    5 cents
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  • When was the "ice cream cone" invented?
    1904, one year before the Popsicle
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  • Where was the ice cream cone invented?
    at the St. Louis World's Fair
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  • What did the young man use to sell ice cream in the beginning?
    Paper ice cream cups
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  • What did the young man use to sell ice cream after he ran out of paper cups?
    wafer-like biscuits sprinkled with sugar
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  • What old expression can we learn from the text?
    "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"
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  • What is a "verb"?
    An action word in a sentence (e.g. jump)
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  • What do you call an action word in a sentence?
    Verb
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