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TIL Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector to try and find the bullet lodge in President James Garfield. The device worked but had interference from the metal springs in the bed.
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BELL: METAL DETECTOR, 1881. /nAlexander Graham Bell's metal detector, invented in 1881 in order to find the bullet lodged in President James Garfield's body. Line engraving, 19th century Stock Photo - Alamy
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