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Learn About the Creepy Dolls That Became One of Thomas Edison’s Greatest Failures

By Commonplace Fun Facts on April 7, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Thomas Edison Phonograph Talking Doll Failure

Despite being one of the most successful inventors in history, Thomas Edison was certainly no stranger to failure. As detailed in this article, he bungled one opportunity by failing to determine whether […]

Finger-Lickin’ Persistence

By Commonplace Fun Facts on May 14, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Success did not come easily for Harland Sanders. By the time he was ready for retirement, he tried his hand as an Army mule-tender, railroad worker (from which he got fired for […]

Go, Go, Gogh!

By Commonplace Fun Facts on November 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

During his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting, and this was to a friend and only for a very small amount of money. While Van Gogh was never a success […]