Relier Pairs DID YOU KNOW...?Version en ligne This activity will help you learn some interesting facts at the same time you practise the PASSIVE. par Mercedes Hernández Muñiz 1 The ballpoint pen was invented 2 The first pair of jeans was made 3 The raincoat was invented 4 Pasta and ice cream were first made 5 Paper was invented 6 The first underground railway was opened 7 The first modern Olympic games were played 8 The rubber tyre was invented 9 More wine is produced in Italy than 10 The first guitar was made 11 Each year 3000 million flowers are grown 12 Toothpaste was invented in China by John Dunlop in 1888. in France. by a Hungarian called Biro. by a Spanish instrument maker. by a Scotsman called Charles Macintosh in London in 1863. in Holland. in 1896 by the Romans in 960 by a German tailor called Levi Strauss. in China nearly 2000 years ago.