On this day in history, in 1849, the Safety Pin was invented with the inventor receiving just $400 for the rights. Which would be bad enough, but now he's known for all time as being responsible for inspiring the Safety Dance as well [Vintage]

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On this day in history, in 1849, the Safety Pin was invented with the inventor receiving just $400 for the rights. Which would be bad enough, but now he's known for all time as being responsible for inspiring the Safety Dance as well [Vintage]

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Source: [url=https://www.fark.com/comments/14033172?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark]On this day in history, in 1849, the Safety Pin was invented with the inventor receiving just $400 for the rights. Which would be bad enough, but now he's known for all time as being responsible for inspiring the Safety Dance as well [Vintage][/url]