Mark Twain disliked suspenders so much that he invented the bra clasp. (That's right.) ‹ Literary Hub

Here’s your fun fact for the day: Not only was Mark Twain (née Samuel Langhorne Clemens on this day in 1835) an inventor of good stories and witty rejoinders, he was a literal inventor—of both successful and not-so-successful items. Over the course of his life, he registered three patents: the first, in 1871, was for […]

Mark Twain invented bra clasps.

Mark Twain invented bra clasps.

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Mark Twain invented bra clasps.

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Fiction from the Cleaver Archives

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Woman Who Toils By Mrs. John Van Horst and Miss Marie Van Horst

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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Woman Who Toils By Mrs. John Van Horst and Miss Marie Van Horst

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Woman Who Toils By Mrs. John Van Horst and Miss Marie Van Horst

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