What do you think is the greatest thing ever invented?

What do you think is the greatest thing ever invented?
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answer:Penicillin. Hands down. It’s why no matter how much I love history, I never want to actually live in another time unless I can bring a time machine full of penicillin. Except, also, the wheel and the printing press. And The Pill. Really, just everything on this list.
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