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How a Solution Without a Problem Became the Post-it Note

In 1968, Spencer Silver, a chemist at 3M, invented a glue that didn’t stay stuck.

Silver thought there must be a way the glue could be useful.  But for the life of him, he couldn’t figure out how.  He turned to his colleagues for help.

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