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Billion-dollar ideas that were stolen

The most lucrative stolen inventions of all time
Intermittent windshield/windcreen wipers
Intermittent windshield/windcreen wipers
Jack Daniel's whiskey
Jack Daniel's whiskey
Monopoly
Monopoly
LEGO
LEGO
Sewing machine
Sewing machine
Telescope
Telescope
Light bulb
Light bulb
Movie projector
Movie projector
Phonograph
Phonograph
Facebook
Facebook
Radio
Radio
Laser
Laser
Telephone
Telephone
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The most lucrative stolen inventions of all time

You won't believe how many of the world's most important and money-making inventions are based on ripped-off ideas. From the popular board game Monopoly to the simple light bulb, click or scroll through to take a look at the most notorious cases of all time.

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Daniel Coughlin

31 March 2020

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