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Unintended Scientific Discoveries

Written by Lambert Varias | November 16, 2013

If necessity is the mother of invention, human error must be its drunk uncle. Mental Floss presents 24 popular or revolutionary products and concepts that were discovered entirely by accident, from penicillin to plastic.


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