Read more: https://www.thepatentshoppe.com/insight/is-it-true-that-nobody-really-knows-who-invented-the-fire-hydrant-because-the-patent-on-it-was-destroyed-in-a-fire#:~:text=Yes.,fire%20hydrant%20remains%20a%20mystery.
TIL The building that held the patent to the fire hydrant burned down in 1836, meaning we don’t know who invented the fire hydrant.
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Probably could have benefitted from a fire hydrant
John Jordan. He invented it. The other guy invented something else.
This is America!
It’s like raaaaiiiin…..
Firony