Everything with Everett
Everything with Everett is a podcast hosted by Everett McConnaughey that explores a wide range of topics aimed at fostering understanding and societal improvement. Launched in 2020, the show covers everything from politics and current events to personal well-being, history, and cultural discussions. Recent episodes have tackled subjects like ranked-choice voting, logical fallacies, the impact of AI in decision-making, and deep dives into historical figures and events. With a mix of analytical insights and engaging storytelling, the podcast appeals to listeners interested in broadening their knowledge on diverse and thought-provoking topics
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Inventions of Thomas Midgley Jr. Killed Millions
Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer. He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment. He was granted more than 100 patents over the course of his career.
Midgley contracted polio in 1940 and was left disabled; in 1944, he was found strangled to death by a device he devised to allow him to get out of bed unassisted. It was reported to the public that he had been accidentally killed by his own invention, but his death was declared by the coroner to be a suicide.
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