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Internet Explorer vs. Murder Rate (lemmy.world)
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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's little known, but Thomas Midgley Jr. also invented IE.

It was a great way to cash in on leaded gasoline all over again, if it weren't for that one invention that just strangled him.