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    TV, Radio, Harriers, English Language

    What else did they invent
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    computers
    trains
    steam engines
    lightbulb (yes yes we did)
    speakers
    telephone (alexander graham bell born and rasied in scotland)
    jet engine
    traffic lights
    vacum cleaners
    RADAR
    SONAR
    Hovercraft
    penicillin
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    Humour.

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    Hot English Tea, Sandwich, Banned Rock Videos- Frankie goes to Hollywood-Relax
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    Football? ( soccer). Not sure about that though. British are the hillbillies of Europe though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gokufusionss1
    computers
    The men credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer are John Atanasoff (New York) and Clifford E. Berry (Iowa). So there!
    Quote Originally Posted by gokufusionss1
    lightbulb (yes yes we did)
    It was invented by Thomas Edison and Sir Joseph Swan at the same time, so it only kinda counts.
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    traffic lights
    The inventor of the traffic light, Garrett Morgan, was born in Kentucky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
    The men credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer are John Atanasoff (New York) and Clifford E. Berry (Iowa). So there!

    It was invented by Thomas Edison and Sir Joseph Swan at the same time, so it only kinda counts.
    The inventor of the traffic light, Garrett Morgan, was born in Kentucky.

    And yes I am just here to be a poop. ^_^

    the first computer was collosus developed during ww2 for code cracking

    common misconcieption edison didn't invent the light bulb, despite what american history likes to think.

    traffic lights i don't about that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gokufusionss1
    telephone (alexander graham bell born and rasied in scotland)
    The original design for the telephone was invented by an italian, it's just he didn't have the funding, so Graham Bell stole the design and pretended it was his.

    Yes, I know I'm from the UK, but I'm from ENGLAND, and so instantly I'm against anyone scottish. So there.

    Lara Croft was invented in England, I'd say that was a pretty era defining invention.

    We also invented punk music, y'know we did.

    And don't forget, Jesus was English.

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    I misread the title. I thought it read 'things that the british invaded'. I'm a bit disappointed now, so I'll leave.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lindy
    The original design for the telephone was invented by an italian, it's just he didn't have the funding, so Graham Bell stole the design and pretended it was his.

    Yes, I know I'm from the UK, but I'm from ENGLAND, and so instantly I'm against anyone scottish. So there.

    Lara Croft was invented in England, I'd say that was a pretty era defining invention.

    We also invented punk music, y'know we did.

    And don't forget, Jesus was English.
    i know but shhhhh, it's the same thing i accused edison of.
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    Monty Python

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    Can't think of much else good to come out of there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gokufusionss1
    common misconcieption edison didn't invent the light bulb, despite what american history likes to think.
    Unless he stole the idea, he invented it.

    Not that I actually care.

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    Irn-Bru. Best drink ever.

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    Water.

    No realy they did! Ask anyone!

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