• M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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    11 hours ago

    Ha, this reminds me of the death of the guy that gave the world lead poisoning.

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      4 hours ago

      He also invented CFCs, the chemical that nearly destroyed the earth’s protective ozone layer. Quite a guy.

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        3 hours ago

        A one man environmental disaster. J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”

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        11 hours ago

        His best invention was the bed that killed him! If only those who designed the “smart” beds that need functioning network access (and working AWS) had all been in one.