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Favorite Modern Conveniences

While some modern conveniences may be taking heat for making our brains work less (we’re looking at you GPS), there are still many inventions that have truly improved our lives.

According to a recent study of 2,000 participants, these are the top modern inventions that have improved our lives the most:

  1. Washing machines
  2. Refrigerators
  3. Smartphones
  4. Online banking
  5. LaptopsĀ  (Hold up, Online Banking is more important than computers?)
  6. Wireless internet
  7. Microwaves
  8. Dishwashers
  9. GPS (We’d be lost without it . . . )
  10. Instant coffeemakers (like Keurig)

(OnePoll)

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