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How many times did it take thomas edison to invent the light bulb?

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It took Thomas Edison over 1,000 unsuccessful attempts to create a working light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps."

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