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August 23 Saints of the Day – Eutychius and Florentius and Philip Benizi

On this day in 1904, the automobile tire chain was patented. The subdued rejoicing at the patent office is the first known example of a controlled chain reaction. Eutychius and Florentius (d. 540, 547, resp.) were ascetic monks near Nursa or Nursia or Norcia, some 173 km NE of Rome as the Fiat drives (on […]Image may be NSFW.
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