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George de Mestral The inventor of velcro
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His life George de Mestral was born on the 19 th of June 1907 in Nyon Switzerland and died February the 8 th 1990 in Commugny Switzerland
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The story behind the Velcro invention George de Mestral and his faithful companion (which was a dog) went for a nature walk in the bush and both returned covered with burrs - the plant’s seed sacs that cling to animal fur to travel to new planting grounds. So he said I will make this.
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George de Mestral in his finest form Photo from google images
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Velcro Picture from Google Images Information from Wikipedia Other info from a book From Jack J
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