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Daily Trivia

What did the first coin-op machine dispense?

on Jan 17, 2024

The first coin-operated machine ever designed was a holy-water dispenser that required a five-drachma piece to operate. It was the brainchild of the Greek scientist Hero in the first century A.D.

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