Name: Tesla's Death Ray
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Description: Before his death, Nikola Tesla was reportedly working on what the press called a "Death Ray." It was a weapon so powerful it could obliterate military targets from hundreds of miles away, but did it actually exist?

Before his death, Nikola Tesla was reportedly working on what the press called a "Death Ray." It was a weapon so powerful it could obliterate military targets from hundreds of miles away, but did it actually exist?

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Before his death, Nikola Tesla was reportedly working on what the press called a &#8220;Death Ray.&#8221; It was a weapon so powerful it could obliterate military targets from hundreds of miles away, but did it actually exist?

Tesla's Death Ray

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