1. Viagra
Men being treated for erectile dysfunction should salute the working stiffs of Merthyr Tydfil, the Welsh hamlet where, in 1992 trials, the gravity-defying side effects of a new angina drug first popped up. Previously, the blue-collar town was known for producing a different kind of iron.
2. LSD
Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann took the world's first acid hit in 1943, when he touched a smidge of lysergic acid diethylamide, a chemical he had researched for inducing childbirth. He later tried a bigger dose and made another discovery: the bad trip.
3. X-rays
Several 19th-century scientists toyed with the penetrating rays emitted when electrons strike a metal target. But the x-ray wasn't discovered until 1895, when German egghead Wilhelm Röntgen tried sticking various objects in front of the radiation - and saw the bones of his hand projected on a wall.
4. Penicillin
Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming was researching the flu in 1928 when he noticed that a blue-green mold had infected one of his petri dishes - and killed the staphylococcus bacteria growing in it. All hail sloppy lab work!
5. Artificial sweeteners
Speaking of botched lab jobs, three leading pseudo-sugars reached human lips only because scientists forgot to wash their hands. Cyclamate (1937) and aspartame (1965) are byproducts of medical research, and saccharin (1879) appeared during a project on coal tar derivatives. Yummy.
6. Microwave ovens
Microwave emitters (or magnetrons) powered Allied radar in WWII. The leap from detecting Nazis to nuking nachos came in 1946, after a magnetron melted a candy bar in Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer's pocket.
7. Brandy
Medieval wine merchants used to boil the H20 out of wine so their delicate cargo would keep better and take up less space at sea. Before long, some intrepid soul - our money's on a sailor - decided to bypass the reconstitution stage, and brandy was born. Pass the Courvoisier!
8. Vulcanized rubber
Rubber rots badly and smells worse, unless it's vulcanized. Ancient Mesoamericans had their own version of the process, but Charles Goodyear rediscovered it in 1839 when he unintentionally (well, at least according to most accounts) dropped a rubber-sulfur compound onto a hot stove.
9. Silly Putty
In the early 1940s, General Electric scientist James Wright was working on artificial rubber for the war effort when he mixed boric acid and silicon oil. V-J Day didn't come any sooner, but comic strip image-stretching practically became a national pastime.
10. Potato chips
Chef George Crum concocted the perfect sandwich complement in 1853 when - to spite a customer who complained that his fries were cut too thick - he sliced a potato paper-thin and fried it to a crisp. Needless to say, the diner couldn't eat just one.
- Compiled by Lucas Graves
Men being treated for erectile dysfunction should salute the working stiffs of Merthyr Tydfil, the Welsh hamlet where, in 1992 trials, the gravity-defying side effects of a new angina drug first popped up. Previously, the blue-collar town was known for producing a different kind of iron.
2. LSD
Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann took the world's first acid hit in 1943, when he touched a smidge of lysergic acid diethylamide, a chemical he had researched for inducing childbirth. He later tried a bigger dose and made another discovery: the bad trip.
3. X-rays
Several 19th-century scientists toyed with the penetrating rays emitted when electrons strike a metal target. But the x-ray wasn't discovered until 1895, when German egghead Wilhelm Röntgen tried sticking various objects in front of the radiation - and saw the bones of his hand projected on a wall.
4. Penicillin
Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming was researching the flu in 1928 when he noticed that a blue-green mold had infected one of his petri dishes - and killed the staphylococcus bacteria growing in it. All hail sloppy lab work!
5. Artificial sweeteners
Speaking of botched lab jobs, three leading pseudo-sugars reached human lips only because scientists forgot to wash their hands. Cyclamate (1937) and aspartame (1965) are byproducts of medical research, and saccharin (1879) appeared during a project on coal tar derivatives. Yummy.
6. Microwave ovens
Microwave emitters (or magnetrons) powered Allied radar in WWII. The leap from detecting Nazis to nuking nachos came in 1946, after a magnetron melted a candy bar in Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer's pocket.
7. Brandy
Medieval wine merchants used to boil the H20 out of wine so their delicate cargo would keep better and take up less space at sea. Before long, some intrepid soul - our money's on a sailor - decided to bypass the reconstitution stage, and brandy was born. Pass the Courvoisier!
8. Vulcanized rubber
Rubber rots badly and smells worse, unless it's vulcanized. Ancient Mesoamericans had their own version of the process, but Charles Goodyear rediscovered it in 1839 when he unintentionally (well, at least according to most accounts) dropped a rubber-sulfur compound onto a hot stove.
9. Silly Putty
In the early 1940s, General Electric scientist James Wright was working on artificial rubber for the war effort when he mixed boric acid and silicon oil. V-J Day didn't come any sooner, but comic strip image-stretching practically became a national pastime.
10. Potato chips
Chef George Crum concocted the perfect sandwich complement in 1853 when - to spite a customer who complained that his fries were cut too thick - he sliced a potato paper-thin and fried it to a crisp. Needless to say, the diner couldn't eat just one.
- Compiled by Lucas Graves
Yay I'm the first to comment!! *dances*
*pokes* on January 22, 2007 at 11:10
and stamps
dude on January 30, 2007 at 10:32
hehe... i can imagine *pokes* dancing around... it's funny... LEAVE
ME ALONE!!!
ME ALONE!!!
bre on February 03, 2007 at 02:49
Is *pokes* on something
? on February 28, 2007 at 09:03
woo this is awsome
cow crap on March 09, 2007 at 01:14
did you guys ever se beavis and butthead?
mtv on March 11, 2007 at 10:01
The slinky was also accidentally discovered. It was discovered in 1918
by Betty James and Richard James. He was a naval sjipyard worker.
by Betty James and Richard James. He was a naval sjipyard worker.
Brittney Jones on March 11, 2007 at 08:59
I read that a guy that fixed airplanes or something invented the
slinky when while he was fixing an airplane found a part he found, was
fun to play with.
slinky when while he was fixing an airplane found a part he found, was
fun to play with.
*BURP* on March 21, 2007 at 09:41
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ on April 08, 2007 at 03:50
i read on another site that silly putty was discovered from the
residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced..this
site also said every labrador retriver dreams of bananas, lol! i dont
know what to believe now!:P
residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced..this
site also said every labrador retriver dreams of bananas, lol! i dont
know what to believe now!:P
i_luv_funny_facts! on April 10, 2007 at 01:02
Do u have a map cuz i think im lost in ur eyes
Wolly on May 04, 2007 at 05:36
Flemming didn't discover penicillin.
Idiots.
Jade on June 19, 2007 at 04:57
What about Jello? A dude tried to make rubber, but then made Jello!
Mac n'cheez is all carbs.
Mac n'cheez is all carbs.
Idiotz Rule!! on July 06, 2007 at 06:17
That is like so typical, someone does something really stupid and it
ends up like smart
ends up like smart
I roooooooolz on July 30, 2007 at 08:52
I accidently discovered that cat poop stains linoleum really bad when
my fat tabby got the green apple splatters and overshot the poo tray.
my fat tabby got the green apple splatters and overshot the poo tray.
Lord Bogan on October 26, 2007 at 01:46
A man was helping a woman to scratch the itch on woman's thighs and
nine months later, the woman gave birth.
nine months later, the woman gave birth.
one of Many on January 04, 2008 at 08:57
message to albhabet guy/chick: you must have alot of spare time
none of your buisness on January 25, 2008 at 05:29
"Superman is the Jesus Christ of superheroes." -- Bryan
Singer Smallville is the Town God of all heroes Discovered
Accidentally.(dot)html.(dot)com =).--Chris Q.T. Rock on SMALLVILLE
Singer Smallville is the Town God of all heroes Discovered
Accidentally.(dot)html.(dot)com =).--Chris Q.T. Rock on SMALLVILLE
SMALLVILLE on February 16, 2008 at 04:41
did u ppl no that ecstasy was....well it was accidental but like
marriage counselors used it in the 70s and it was totally legal!
wicked huh? hahaaha
marriage counselors used it in the 70s and it was totally legal!
wicked huh? hahaaha
myspace.com/squizmetal666 on May 18, 2008 at 05:58
tnx..'cuz i now have my assignment in science!
^Dinaloiz^ on July 07, 2008 at 01:32
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RON on July 17, 2008 at 02:18
i only come on this website just to read everyones comments
hustler on July 18, 2008 at 01:52
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princess on June 09, 2011 at 05:18
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jhaycee e miranda on June 22, 2011 at 05:18
Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered America when he got lost
looking for someplace to stop and eat.
looking for someplace to stop and eat.
Christopher Coolcumber on September 14, 2011 at 07:55
My dog fell asleep while i was tickling his tummy!!!!!!!!!!!!
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kylie on June 16, 2012 at 07:20
Kevlar (the material used in bullet proof vests) was also accidentally
discovored. o_o
discovored. o_o
That was on my state test. on June 19, 2012 at 02:29
Its so intersting to read all these comments ^_^
GFA on August 02, 2012 at 08:39
Hot chocolate was also accidentally discovered
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Wanking Rightanowa on February 04, 2013 at 06:18
Im Ben Dover I was the first to get raped in prison and I saw the
first rapeist in prison
first rapeist in prison
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