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Re:Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume ... by smacktoward on Monday February 10, 2020 @05:16PM (#22293995)
Unrelated fact: Tom Swift is why tasers are called tasers. Their inventor, Jack Cover (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cover), named them by acronymizing "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle" (TASER).
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Re:Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume ... by fouc on Monday February 10, 2020 @10:23PM (#22295750)
That's a ridiculously cool fact.
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