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Name something the Germans invented without googling (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Anti_Face_Weapon 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's why I specified the Gutenberg printing press, which is distinct from previous ones. I did not say they invented printing...

[–] Jumpingspiderman 1 points 6 days ago

The Disk of Phaistos was printed with stamps (movable type) between 1850 B.C. and 1600 B.C. according to Yves Duhoux. Predating the Chinese by millennia.