1. Why did Birdseye's first company go bankrupt? T/F
2. Who discovered that aspirin is a painkiller? T/F
3. Why did Armstrong kill himself? T/F
4. What is the biggest problem of successful inventions? T/F
5. Why do you think many inventors are not good businessmen? T/F
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