TIL: John Boyd Dunlop the inventor of the first practical pneumatic tire, first created a tire for his son's tricycle ride; the resulting air-filled tire revolutionized transport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_Dunlop#Pneumatic_tyres
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