Jan 14 TIL Thomas Edison’s son, Thomas Edison Jr was an aspiring inventor, but lacking his father’s talents, he became a snake oil salesman who advertised his scam products as “the latest Edison discovery”. His dad took him to court, and Jr agreed to stop using the Edison name in exchange for a weekly fee
Jan 15 TIL in the US there is a 1 in 93 chance you will die in a motor vehicle crash in your lifetime
Jan 14 My hotel flipped all of their Booking.com sticker ratings upside down for a 1.2pt rating boost
