### March 17 It's March 17th and that means it's time to reflect on all of the dumb inventions created in the grand history of humankind. For example, who on earth thought it would be a good idea to invent the electric toothbrush? We were fine before with a regular old manual brush. What about the Banana Slicer - why did we need that? A knife works just as well! Let's not forget the [Selfie Stick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie_stick) either - a stick that allows you to take pictures of yourself from further away. Why?! It kind of defeats the purpose if you ask me. And finally, the chocolate-covered bacon. Who thought this was a good idea? I mean, chocolate is great, bacon is great, but together? I don't think so. So there you have it folks, a few of the ridiculous inventions from March 17th.