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Try as they might, Nabisco rushed to introduce the Ritz Cracker to a snack hungry world before the 1922 birth of Betty White. It was prophesied that which every snack company released a buttery cracker before the 95-year-old national treasure’s birth would reign supreme over all other snack companies. Better luck next time Nabisco. Source: Wikipedia

13. Computers

Over the Air (Diply)

ENIAC was the first electronic general-purpose computer that was financed by the United States Army, Ordnance Corps, Research, and Development Command which was led by Major General Gladeon Marcus Barnes. Initially developed to calculate artillery firing tables, the supercomputer was used to write rudimentary fan fiction the developing Betty White until it was put on display at The Smithsonian.

14. Facial Tissues

Wikipedia

Betty was just two years old when facial tissues (AKA Kleenex) were thought up in 1924. They were originally marketed as a way to remove cold cream or makeup, not as a rag for runny noses. Source: WIBC,

15. Mount Rushmore

National Park Foundation

Work on Mount Rushmore started in 1927. By the time construction ended in October 1941, Betty had already appeared on an experimental TV station in L.A. and landed her first professional acting job. Source: WIBC,

 

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These tributes to Betty are amazing…

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