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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ConsciousCorgi1044 on 2026-06-18 14:36:58+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Percy Spencer, an orphan who never finished grammar school, taught himself calculus while standing Navy night watch. He later invented the microwave when a chocolate bar melted in his pocket near a radar magnetron.
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