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[-] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 9 months ago

I love that Newton had to invent calculus twice, because he was trying to teach it to someone else and they weren't getting it, so Isaac got frustrated and threw the only copy of his notes into the lit fireplace.

[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 14 points 9 months ago

It turned out in his favour, because he then discovered that if you throw things in a fire, they burn.

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