Post * 4enJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that scientific pioneer Nikola Tesla was skeptical of Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. In 1892 he started work on his own “dynamic theory of gravity.” This was revealed when he announced the near completion of the project at age 81. He died 5 years later and the project was never found.

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