Vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or otherwise made.
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Vending machine's machine accepted a coin and then dispensed holy water.
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The Vending machine was invented by Percival Everitt in 1883 and soon became a widespread feature at railway stations and post offices, dispensing envelopes, postcards, and notepaper.
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Main example of a vending machine giving access to all merchandise after paying for one item is a newspaper vending machine found mainly in the U S and Canada.
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Change machine is a vending machine that accepts large denominations of currency and returns an equal amount of currency in smaller bills or coins.
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Birth control machine is a vending machine for the sale of birth control, such as condoms or emergency contraception.
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Newspaper vending machine or newspaper rack is a vending machine designed to distribute newspapers.
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Stamp vending machine is a mechanical, electrical or electro-mechanical device which can be used to automatically vend postage stamps to users in exchange for a pre-determined amount of money, normally in coin.
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Vending machine extended increasingly into non-traditional areas like electronics, or even artwork or short stories.
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In late 2016, Autobahn Motors, a car dealership in Singapore, opened a 15-story-tall luxury car vending machine containing 60 cars, dispensing Ferrari and Lamborghini vehicles.
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Bait machine is a vending machine that dispenses live fishing bait, such as worms and crickets, for fishing.
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GoLibrary is a book lending vending machine used by libraries in Sweden and the U S state of California.
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French fry vending machine is a vending machine that dispenses hot French fries, known as chips.
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The first known french fry vending machine was developed circa 1982 by the defunct Precision Fry Foods Pty Ltd.
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Furthermore, a prototype Vending machine was developed at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
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The Vending machine combines water, flour, tomato sauce, and fresh ingredients to make a pizza in approximately three minutes.
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The vending machine began in Italy and is spreading into the United Kingdom and becoming popular there.
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Marijuana vending machine originally found a niche market for selling or dispensing cannabis.
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