TIL about "Pseudodoxia Epidemica", a 17th century text by a polymath Thomas Browne. It's notable for creating the words computer, electricity, medical, pathology, literary and hallucination.
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en.wikipedia.orgPosted Jul 10, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC
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