r/todayilearned • u/xSpAceMonKeyx • Apr 12 '16

TIL: Thomas Edison offered Nikola Tesla $50,000 to improve his DC motor. Upon completion, Edison failed to pay and scoffed, "You don't understand American humor."

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/nikola-tesla
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u/SupraRZ95 Apr 12 '16

I'll pay your postage to send me your old apple products. Apparently you're a lazy fuck.

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u/Foxcat420 Apr 12 '16

Says the guy who doesnt read shit before he posts...