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Original Title: TIL of engineer and chemist Thomas Midgley Jr., who contracted polio at 51. He devised a system of ropes and pulleys for his bed, but became entangled and died of strangulation. He also invented chlorofluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, and leaded gasoline.
He is best known for putting lead in petrol which has lead to huge numbers of neurological health issues and not the least a drop in IQ. If I was religious I would say that the man oil masters deserve to burn in hell.