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There are some inventions that look completely pointless to the untrained eye: who would ever need a motorized garbage can, an electric pencil sharpener or a battery-powered eraser? Quite often ...

A Hiroshima-based sauce maker is enjoying booming sales with a pencil sharpener themed on “okonomiyaki,” a savory pancake dish whose ingredients include seaood, meat and vegetables.

History contains many names linked to the invention of the pencil sharpener. One of them is the African American inventor John Lee Love, who remains something of a mystery. Other than his patents ...