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When was barb wire patented?

A. 1874

B. 1840

C. 1895

D. 1900

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Joseph F. Glidden was born in New York on Jan. 18, 1812. He invented barbed wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won, Gidden became known as the "Father of Barbed Wire".

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