Bubble Wrap comes off the wall and into the culture

It is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day after all ...

Bubble wrap's accidental origin

Fifty years ago today, a failed invention for textured wallpaper took a surprising turn.

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People have walked to the altar dressed in it, protected their garden plants with it, even put it on display at highbrow art museums.

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