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For years Thomas Edison tried to perfect a long lasting storage battery. During this time he conducted thousands of experiments that were un...

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Harlan Sanders had just turned forty. No matter what he tried, he failed. Nothing he did worked. He was discouraged and disheartened. Then, ...