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written by Tamara Hinson
updated 2.04.2020
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written by Tamara Hinson
updated 2.04.2020
Vending machines have come a long way since the first one was invented in ancient Egypt, when a mathematician invented a device that dispensed holy water in return for a bronze coin.
These days vending machines commonly give out drinks and snacks and there are even vending machine restaurants. But there's more than just food and drink on offer – a whole host of these mechanical shops around the world stock all sorts of strange wares. Here are a few of our favourites.
Ice cold Coca-Cola vintage refrigerator © ICe mGTh/Shutterstock
© Tomas Cermak/Shutterstock
Book vending machine © Andrii Zastrozhnov/Shutterstock
Beer vending machine © Evgenia Kimurzhi/Shutterstock
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Top image: Japanese girl wearing kimono buying drinks from the vending machine © PR Image Factory/Shutterstock
written by Tamara Hinson
updated 2.04.2020
Tamara is a former snowboard instructor who's been a freelance travel writer for 12 years. She loves snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking and scuba diving, and the regions she knows best are Asia, America and Africa. Europe-wise she knows Germany and France very well. In normal times she does two or three trips a month. Follow her on Twitter @tamarahinson
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