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One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.

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James Dyson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 2
Designer
Entrepreneur
Farmer
Industrial Designer
Inventor
Cromer
Norfolk
Sir James Dyson
Mini
Inventions
Invention
Lifetime
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