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by Tempat1 233 days ago
Fun fact: Both were invented by the same guy, Harold Nathan Braunhut.
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JKCalhoun 232 days ago
Wow, that guy is a piece of work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_von_Braunhut

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aitchnyu 231 days ago
While we are on the topic of famous and bad inventions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

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homeonthemtn 232 days ago
Rather abrupt shift in topic in that article
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