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TIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.(en.wikipedia.org)

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Professorozone@lemmy.world
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Trump supporters?

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BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
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Darwin award incoming.

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El Barto@lemmy.world
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It never came.

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WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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Only woke libs don’t wear lightning rods on their hats!
Don’t be a woke lib, wear a lightning rod!

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Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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Be a patriot! Wear a lightning rod!

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Especially_the_lies@startrek.website
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Translation: people have always been morons.

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Bipta@kbin.social
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Radiation as the cure-all took over a little over a century later.

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Custoslibera@lemmy.world
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At last! Finally a piece of personal protective gear that is stylish for all those times I’ve been struck by lightning.

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