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On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:18:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Americans aren't really that good at inventing stuff.
> 
> What they are good at is taking a design and throwing money at it to
> create a mass produced product that will sell to an enormous marketplace
> that all speaks the same language. Mostly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions

We've come up with a few things, like cupcakes and candy corn.