Common things that were invented for totally opposite purpose

Tea bags

-Reference.com

Back in 1904, a tea and coffee importer, Thomas Sullivan, motionless to sell his tea in a singular approach by pouring it into silk bags. But later, brewing tea in a porous bags incited out to be some-more convenient. The thought got outrageous recognition after a sales reached higher.

Vaseline

-Mother Nature Network

In a midst of 19th century, a British chemist Robert Chesebrough did some investigate on slick piece that amassed in a oil supply pumps and he found it useful. Back then, it was used for countless functions from restorative wound to cleaning carpets.

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