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First Sunblock

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1944 - Miami beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream in 1944. He accomplished this development by cooking cocoa butter in a granite coffee pot on his wife's stove.


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Hours of Operation

Wednesday - Saturday: 11 AM to 4 PM

Sundays during special events

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$5 admission, per person

Address

1101 E. River Cove St, Tampa, FL 33604

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