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2 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
my grandpa invented the compound that allowed safety glass to shatter in bits instead of shards. he worked for monsanto and never saw an extra dime from it, but saved a lot of lives
first name on the patent for laminated safety glass. ❤️ patents.google.com/patent/US32628…
ok i researched this, laminated safety glass was invented c. 1910, but my grandpa's improved formulation involved a "High Penetration Resistant" plasticized polyvinyl acetal interlayer c. 1965, 2 ys before US govt required laminated windshields in all cars. still pretty cool.
sorry, terminal fact checker brain, tldr if you got in a ballistic glass auto accident after 1965 my grandpa probably helped save your life patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/17/da/50/13a3a…

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honestly getting myself to go running is often the hardest part of running besides running, which is also hard
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today i did my first ever trail run - a 50 minute interval workout + 10 min walking, in a dense wood trail.
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sorry last one lmao talia a fat woman in a pink strappy bikini on a lounge chair
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unless i am bumped, im gonna be on msnbc at 545pm! i tried to do makeup and failed so the words are gonna have to shine through Image
gonna be talking about the far right and the 1/6 commission
its actually 540 god im so nervous im vibrating
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22 Jul
oh my god fact checking was so much fun for precisely this reason my job was to diplomatically tell people they were wrong
i once pointed out to jia tolentino she had misinterpreted a borges parable. a high point
also the time i called a russian policeman who probably murdered a guy and he invited me to go fishing with him
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i am watching the last dance not knowing a blessed thing about basketball and its still good
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