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by JKCalhoun 236 days ago
Wow, that guy is a piece of work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_von_Braunhut
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aitchnyu 235 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 236 days ago
Rather abrupt shift in topic in that article
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