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Thomas Alva Edison looking straight at the camera.  

Did You Know?
In 1920 Thomas Edison told reporter B.F. Forbes that he was working on a machine that could make contact with the spirits of the dead. Newspapers all over the world picked up this story. After a few years, Edison admitted that he had made the whole thing up.

Last Updated: October 03, 2007 at 16:05 EST