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aa_is_op
30 days ago
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Leaded gas was a known poison the day it was inven...
The guy that invented spent years bed-ridden because of it... yet he still went to trade shows to show it off
chistev
30 days ago
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He was bedridden because of Polio.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872443
m4d
30 days ago
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Anytime Thomas Midgley Jr. pops up, I take the opportunity to re-listen to his episode on the Memory Palace. Wonderful bit of historical biography:
https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/
afzalive
30 days ago
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And he also invented CFCs
throw1234567891
30 days ago
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“What don’t kill you makes you more strong”.
none2585
30 days ago
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Genuinely trying to help - one would generally phrase this as "... makes you stronger".
throw1234567891
30 days ago
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It’s a direct quote. But you mean well.
none2585
30 days ago
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Well damn I'm sorry now I'm curious - a direct quote from what?
snypher
29 days ago
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Nietzsche wrote 'was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärk', don't worry about what that other robot is posting.
throw1234567891
29 days ago
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You being the other other robot?
throw1234567891
29 days ago
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From a song, spelling is different but it does end with “makes you more strong”. Looks for broken, beaten, scared.
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