Why liquid soap once seemed ridiculous
The pump bottle that dominates every modern public restroom was initially seen as an absurd, unnecessary invention. When William Sheppard patented liquid soap in 1865, people were perfectly happy with their solid bars and viewed the gooey liquid as a strange gimmick. It took over a century for society to realize that sharing a slimy, communal block of soap was actually incredibly unappealing.

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