Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and in…

Bill Bryson
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Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. ✨ Bill Bryson (2014). A Short History of Nearly Everything, p.62, Lulu Press, Inc
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Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. ✨ Bill Bryson (2014). A Short History of Nearly Everything, p.62, Lulu Press, Inc

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