Tuesday, March 27, 2007

March 17

Little is known about Dr. Jaroslav Kurash, a man who earned a reputation for possessing a truly resilient character. This was due, no doubt, to the fact that on the 17th in 1845 he invented the humble rubber band. One of the true crimes of history is that his invention is not referred to as a Kurash Band, in the same manner that Fredrick Waring’s invention, a boon to all purveyors of mixed beverages, is called a Waring Blender.

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