INVENTIONS

The vending machine, which lives in a barber shop, is full of brightly colored yarn skeins created by a local crochet designer.

From FDR’s modest Lincoln to Obama’s massive Ground Force One, here’s how the president’s car has changed over the years.

Homemade face masks can look cute, but feeling like you’re breathing in stale air isn’t exactly fun.

Forget deep-fried Oreos and deep-fried butter—thanks to Mark Zable, you can now have your beer and eat it, too.

“If there is any invention on earth that we don't want down here, that is it,” a Congressman said about Edison’s voting machine.

Design expert Sara Little Turnbull was consulting for 3M in 1958 when she was tasked with creating a better bra cup. Eventually, her design would inspire the N95 mask.

Explore the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the man responsible for giving us the telephone.

In this episode of 'The List Show,' we take a look at experiments throughout history that definitely did not go according to plan.

The apparel arms race at sporting events began when the San Antonio Spurs mascot wanted to blast people in the upper deck with free stuff.

The serrated-chain blade we associate with striking down trees was originally invented to slice through pelvic bone during deliveries.

The tiny plastic disc costs less than a penny, but the number of pizzas it has saved from a cheesy demise is incalculable.

The popularity of the surname McCoy makes it difficult to pinpoint one origin on the phrase, but here are the leading theories.