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Big Brother is 'big blunder' - survey says
Reality TV has been listed alongside the atom bomb as one of the worst ideas of all time.
Capital punishment, plastic bags and the credit card also came out as the least-popular innovations in the survey.
The wheel, the internet, penicillin, equal rights for women and the Pill were named the greatest ever ideas and innovations.
Leonardo da Vinci was the person responsible for the greatest ideas in the research to celebrate Museums and Galleries Month.
Almost a fifth of people, including 16-24 year olds, named reality TV as the worst idea of all time. The new series of Big Brother starts on June 5.
The greatest ever idea or innovation:
1. The wheel
2. The internet
3. Penicillin
4. Equal rights for women
5. The Pill
The worst ideas and innovations in history
1. The atom bomb
2. Reality television
3. Capital punishment
4. Plastic bags
5. The credit card
Which person from history is responsible for the best ideas
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Charles Darwin
3. Martin Luther King
4. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
5= Mary Wollstonecraft
5= Emmeline Pankhurst
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