• I invented and patented the motion picture camera.
• I was awarded 1,368 separate and distinct patents during my lifetime.
• I discovered that a piece of baked cotton thread was the key to creating a practical light bulb.
• I inventented the first record player.
• At age 7, my teacher said my brains were "addled" or scrambled. My mom withdrew me from school and homeschooled me.

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