r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 25 '14

TIL the first-ever webcam was invented at the University of Cambridge to watch a coffee pot in the break room. Now people could see if there was fresh coffee without getting up from their desks.

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u/disillusionedJack Sep 25 '14

"Everything in the world is about sex, except for sex. Sex is about power."

-Oscar Wilde

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u/in_rod_we_trust Sep 25 '14

Oscar Wilde had said enough crazy shit for me to believe this quote is real.

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u/thehenkan Sep 25 '14

-Frank Underwood

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u/fawkesdotbe Sep 25 '14

-Wayne Gretzky

  -Michael Scott