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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by TravelingPeanut
Over the last 100 years, hotel amenities and accommodations have come a long way. From in-room minibars and tiny shampoo bottles to pillow menus and 24-hour butlers, every innovation has to originate somewhere.

Curious about which hotel was the first to offer room service? How about complimentary mini-soap and shampoo?

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/23/tr...ers/index.html
First electronically lit Christmas Tree? Seriously? Electrically lit, yes; but "electronics" didn't even appear until well after 1904. Typical poor writing by fluff writers.
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