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Vending machine origins go back to ancient times
It sounds modern, but vending machine origins go back to ancient times, rooted in an early mechanical invention that feels surprisingly familiar.
Heron of Alexandria is said to have invented the first vending machine in the 1st century AD. So, how did this contraption work, and what did it dispense?
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