Viagra, LSD And 8 Other Accidental Inventions

Corn Flakes

“The best to you each morning”
Purpose:
Will Keith Kellogg had great interest in medicine; he assisted his brother who worked as physician at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan. He dedicated all his time with patients and providing them with healthy and nutritious diet. He used to cook meals for ill patients and stumbled upon a discovery that changed his life.

Invention:
One day Kellogg was responsible for making bread dough and he accidentally left the main ingredient, boiled wheat, sitting out for several hours. When he returned to roll the ingredient into smooth dough, the wheat had become flaky. His curiosity became a boon, he baked this flaky dough and it became a crunchy snack that all the patients liked. He carefully changed the ingredient and settled it with corn and from then the history speaks.
In 1906 he set up a company called ‘The Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flakes Company’ and sold his recipe on large scale.  This company eventually came to be known as “The Kellogg’s Company.” Like they say – It’s simple and best to you each morning.