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only been fed breast milk. Scientists are unsure if the presence of animal milk as opposed to breast milk contributed to the deaths of the children in the graves. Additionally, some of the vessels were shaped like animals, which Dunne believes was simply to make children happy. Researchers further tested this theory by creating a recreation of one of the vessels, filling it with diluted
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Belanger, who is credited with the invention of the modern sippy cup, invented his version of the sippy cup during the 1980s. Belanger was tired of cleaning up drink spills caused by his son decided that he would solve the problem with his own hands. Richard
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Residues of animal milks were found in the vessels, not only indicating that the cups were used for children and not the infirm, but also providing the first evidence for prehistoric infants being supplemented and weaned with animal milk. Previously, it had been thought that prehistoric infants had
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Modern day sippy cups and recent models differ from the original prototype by
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experience working with hot glue guns and thus knew how a nozzle worked. He put together a prototype made of tupperware pieces and a mouth piece; after experimenting with different mouth pieces (valves), he ended up with what we now recognize as the sippy cup.
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that prevents liquid from being spilled even when the cup is upended, and others have valves. A sippy cup is typically an intermediary between the transition between the
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