It's Thermos Bottle Day! The day we celebrate that insulated bottle that holds our coffee or water when we are out in the wild.
The thermos was invented in 1892 by James Dewar but patented in 1904 by the Thermos brand. Dewar tried suing the Thermos brand but lost the court case. Thermos became a household name and faced similar problems when manufacturers started referring to their items in a generic sense (think Kleenex, Xerox, etc.). In 1962 a judge deemed Thermos, with a capital "T" as the brand while thermos with the lowercase "t" can be used as the generic term.
When Dewar invented the thermos, I wonder if he ever expected one day everyone would be carrying one around with them? He probably didn't expect them to come in different styles and colors or that some people (the youngest child) would be hoarders and have hundreds in their "collection."
How to celebrate the day:
How about treating yourself to a new thermos? So many different styles and colors!
If you already have a thermos, how about pulling it out and using it today for water, coffee or tea?
And, of course, let others know by posting on social media using #thermosbottleday
How many different thermos bottles do you own?
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