40 Incredible Inventions That Were Born Out of Chance

There are two kinds of people in this world: people who love Cheetos and people who are wrong. Something about the crunch, the flavor, and the bright orange powder that gets all over everything and stains your fingers—a color found nowhere in nature—fills my heart with joy.

But did you know the creation of Cheetos was an accident? It started when someone was cleaning a machine used to grind food to make animal feed. The worker put corn through the machine, and when he noticed the interesting texture coming out the other side, he had the idea to try to replicate that in his kitchen.