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I thought you were joking, but Wikipedia does mention a tradition that Newton invented the cat flap. They call it an urban legend though.
by ants_everywhere 3y ago
I thought you were joking, but Wikipedia does mention a tradition that Newton invented the cat flap. They call it an urban legend though.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoI learned the tale from Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently books.
- akolbe 3y agoGiven the site's propensity for hoaxes I thought I had better check that the 1827 book cited there actually exists. ;) And lo and behold: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hVm4lHMT3VwC&pg=PA18 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hVm4lHMT3VwC&pg=PA18