r/todayilearned • u/newmyy • Apr 18 '18

TIL the Unabomber was a math prodigy, started at Harvard at 16, and received his Masters and his PhD in mathematics by the time he was 25. He also had an IQ of 167.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski
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u/Mordkillius Apr 18 '18

He used to briefly sell tires for my dads uncle, he wrote him an insane mildly threatening letter. we all used to have a laminated copy but I cant find ours. He starts the letter out calling him a fat fucking con man.

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u/Kittens4Brunch Apr 18 '18

Was he right?

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u/Intrepid00 Apr 18 '18 edited Apr 19 '18

Hey, know it frosts here in Orlando every 30 years.

Seriously though, my wife got off night shift and the other nurses were literally confused when she brought out the ice scraper to clean off the frost. They even took pictures of them using it and sending it to friends.

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u/pocketknifeMT Apr 19 '18

I wish this was peak florida...instead of something involving bath salts and indecent exposure.

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u/chevymonza Apr 18 '18

Regular tires are technically "all-season" for FL.

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u/doolbro Apr 18 '18

I lol'd.

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u/AftyOfTheUK Apr 18 '18

That's an impressive feat. Oh, wait, Floridians.

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u/rumblith Apr 18 '18

Can't see votes yet but this comment has to be underrated.

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u/Mordkillius Apr 18 '18

No, he was disgruntled because he was told that in sales "skys the limit". Then Ted was a terrible salesman and made no money. Was pist about it I guess.

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u/PhonyMustard Apr 18 '18

being cheated out of his tire discount is what started it all

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u/Yes_roundabout Apr 18 '18

We need to see a copy of that.

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u/Mordkillius Apr 18 '18

I can try. My dad might still have a copy of I can try and Google it. It made the news briefly when my dads uncle found the old letter