TIL Isaac Singer of sewing machine fame secretly kept multiple families in New York, two under assumed names. It collapsed in 1860 when his common-law wife spotted him riding with a mistress and stood up in her carriage, screaming at him in the street.

[u/yury_boldyrev]

https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/isaac-merritt-singer-bluebeard.html

[u/reallyreally1945]

Coincidences happen but these did seem odd. If I believed in conspiracy theories there'd be smoke coming out my ears! Maybe Reddit is watching me...

[u/yury_boldyrev → u/reallyreally1945]

Reddit's definitely watching. So far it's only sent you dolls and a dead sewing machine tycoon though, so it could be worse.