12 Game-Changing Inventions You Didn’t Know Were Created By Black Innovators - Page 6

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6. The Super Soaker

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There a ton of memories with this awesome toy and what’s even better is that it was created by an African American! Former NASA engineer Lonie Johnson created this toy in his spare time back in the 90’s. After several patenting attempts he came up with the name “Super Soaker” and pulled in $200 million dollars in 1991!

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