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Every little boy and girl in America suddenly had a new idea of what they wanted to be when they grew up when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on this day in 1958. It didn't just give America astronauts, though; NASA innovations also led to the scratch-resistant lenses in your glasses, your memory foam bed, and your Nike Air sneakers. Thanks, space people.

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