TIL that the guy who invented the sewing machine had 26 kids with two wives and three mistresses. After he was arrested for bigamy, he fled to England. When he died, his family split his $13M fortune, except for his son William who testified against him in his divorce. William inherited $500.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/152l5i0/til_that_the_guy_who_invented_the_sewing_machine/

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