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Friday 10 May 2013: Same man invented leaded petrol and CFCs
The American chemist and engineer Thomas Midgley was a key figure in the development of two compounds with large negative environmental effects: (tetra-ethyl)lead as an additive to petrol as well as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

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