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Can you guess which literary figure filed the patent for an "elastic strap with a clasp"?! Find out in this super short Fact Friday episode!

Information Sources:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/71-mind-blowing-facts-about-the-clothes-youre-wearing

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/celebrity-invention-mark-twains-elastic-clasp-brassiere-strap/241267/

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