๐Ÿ’ก Lewis Latimer's carbon filament made light bulbs last 10x longer
๐Ÿšฆ Garrett Morgan's traffic signal saved countless lives
๐Ÿ“บ Color TV was invented by a 23-year-old Mexican engineer
๐Ÿš€ Katherine Johnson's calculations put the first Americans in space
๐Ÿ’Š The birth control pill was co-created by a 26-year-old Mexican chemist
๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Dr. Patricia Bath invented laser cataract surgery
๐Ÿฅœ George Washington Carver developed 300+ peanut products
๐Ÿ’ง Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson was a NASA engineer
๐Ÿ’ก Lewis Latimer's carbon filament made light bulbs last 10x longer
๐Ÿšฆ Garrett Morgan's traffic signal saved countless lives
๐Ÿ“บ Color TV was invented by a 23-year-old Mexican engineer
๐Ÿš€ Katherine Johnson's calculations put the first Americans in space
๐Ÿ’Š The birth control pill was co-created by a 26-year-old Mexican chemist
๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Dr. Patricia Bath invented laser cataract surgery
๐Ÿฅœ George Washington Carver developed 300+ peanut products
๐Ÿ’ง Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson was a NASA engineer
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      Agricultural Innovations & Peanut Products (1896)

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