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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Lieber
TIL that the largest pumpkin ever grown in the US state of Massachusetts was in 2020, by Charles M. Lieber, a Harvard chemist convicted of not disclosing ties to the Chinese government, as well as not reporting associated income from this work
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That’s one roller coaster of a TIL.
For The Great Pumpkin, what a ride.
So Harvard won’t give Cornell West tenure because he’s critical of Israel but this guy commits treason working for China and he’s still on the payroll. That’s some buuuuulllll sheeeet.
I am a historian and am always surprised by how many historically important people have some very specific and puzzling side hustle/hobby. Usually it appears totally unrelated and just adds 🤔🤔🤔 to the research …
Gets income from employment at A Wuhan university doesnt declare the money when arriving back to the states with bag of cash with $50,000 to $100,000 inside then proceeds to say he didnt do it for the money and that he was just “young and stupid” . He ain’t stupid but his bs story sure is.