{"id":40329,"date":"2019-03-04T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=40329"},"modified":"2020-10-29T20:57:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:57:52","slug":"welshideasandinventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/welshideasandinventions","title":{"rendered":"Twelve things that reveal Wales\u2019 hidden impact on the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From the NHS to Captain Morgan, the beginnings of the internet to modern cremation, let\u2019s take a look at surprising Welsh firsts that influence the world today.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40402\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehenge sunset\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehenge sunset\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/03\/53588197_480115892522807_1619674584418615296_n-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript> The bluestones of Stonehenge came from the Preseli Hills of west Wales. (Image: Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wales has made significant contributions to the world in many different areas, including political ideologies, Neolithic historical mysteries and, perhaps surprisingly (but most importantly), the rum industry.<\/p>\n<p>Although some of these contributions may be common knowledge to many, there are others which have been forgotten and lost in the depths of dusty old history books.<\/p>\n<p>The map below shows the various areas of Wales that have contributed to these firsts, and how they did it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%\"><div style=\"padding-bottom: 119.53125%;padding-top: 0;height: 0\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1024px\" height=\"1224px\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/view.genial.ly\/5c77eea0a159c776290c473d\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1024px\" height=\"1224px\" 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