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Location: Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Maybe 30 years ago that story was true. Two obvious dates are penecillin being invented in the 30s or 40s, depending on what you consider to be the invention date. It was mass produced by the end of WWII. Ball point pens were invented in the 1890s, but what the mythical grandpa is probably referring to was invented in the 1930s and was mass produced by the 40s.
It is human nature to look back at the past as a simpler and more idealized time than the present. As my high school social studies teacher pointed out about the good old days, the best part about them is that they are over.
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