On March 17th in 1845 the rubber band was patented! Now more than 30 million pounds of rubber bands are sold in the U.S. each year. 

<p>On March 17th in 1845 the rubber band was patented! Now more than 30 million pounds of rubber bands are sold in the U.S. each year.&nbsp;</p>

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Start your morning off right with Arizona's Morning News with Jim and Jayme. You'll be informed with the very latest on what's going on in the Valley, Arizona, nation and throughout the world. Jim and Jayme are native Arizonans with more than 40+ years of local news coverage, six combined AP reporter of the year awards.rn

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