12 Crazy Facts about Nikola Tesla you didn't know ;)steemCreated with Sketch.

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#1 "Child of Light"

 This can be just coincidence, but he was born during a thunderstorm, and his mother called him "Child of Light" - that should prove true.

#2  3D memory 

 He could remember everything. Books, pictures or magazines.

#3 He was  Inexhaustible

He could work day by day for almost 22 hours and only needed two hours to rest. Once he was so busy that he worked without sleep for 84 hours. 

#4  War of the Currents 

 He and Thomas Edison worked together for some time, but during the "current war" between Edison and George Westinghouse, Tesla left Edison. It was about how to power the United States evenly: AC or DC. Edison favored DC voltage, Tesla AC voltage. 

#5 He predicted the Internet

Can you believe Tesla has predicted the Internet? That he also said that (almost) every household will have access to it and it works entirely without cable? It's true, incredible!

#6  He never married

He thought a wedding would only prevent him from working better. He thought the distraction was too great for his abilities.

#7 He Loved  Whiskey 

 He drank whiskey every day to stay younger and stronger. But after a while he gave up drinking. 

#8  A lot of inventions 

He invented many things. We listen to the radio every day. Thanks Tesla!

#9  Light Bulbs

 He passed 100 million volts of high-frequency current wirelessly over 200 light bulbs and brought them to light - and an electric motor also ran through the experiment.

#10  Female features

 He believed that women had a large share of society and that they would play a dominant role in a new world. 

#11  Strange habits 

He took care of injured pigeons until they were better off. In addition, he always ate at 20:10 and every night he stretched his feet 100 times.

#12  Free Wi-Fi 

 As a sign of respect, a statue was erected in 2013 in Silicon Valley, which emits free Wi-Fi. In addition, a time capsule was buried, which will be opened in 2043.