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> Sometimes an invention is not widely known because its creator doesn't realize they've created something novel: the design seemed obvious and intuitive to them.

I never went to high school or college or anything.

I can't tell you how many times I come up with something, only to discover years later that someone else came up with the same idea later (or sometimes earlier), branded it, and marketed it.






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