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The Loneliest Number

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=2DASAAAAEBAJ

Patented by Zoya Hajianpour in 2004: a “roller for applying sunscreen to one’s own back.”

That’s not as sad as this.

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 | Technology

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