Zero was invented independently in Mesopotamia, India, and by the Maya

Beer

Beer was first brewed around 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia

Colossus computer

Colossus, 1943: first programmable computer to decrypt Nazi codes

Newton's laws of motion

Isaac Newton's Principia introduced three laws of motion and universal gravitation

Croissants are not French

Croissants originated in Vienna, not France, as a celebration of defeating the Ottoman siege

Hot chocolate

Chocolate was a bitter drink in Mesoamerica for 3,000 years before Europeans added sugar

Alarm clock

Levi Hutchins invented the first alarm clock in 1787, ringing only at 4 AM