Quote (cambovenzi @ Mar 10 2014 02:57am)
Tesla once tried to fly by jumping off the roof of a barn while holding on to an umbrella. He devised a bug powered motor using Junebugs, but had to abort his experiment after a friend decided to eat some of the bugs (Tesla thought this was gross). He once attempted to generate electricity by rubbing two cats together, which resulted in two very mad cats and a scratched up Tesla.
Also, the generators he invented are in use at Niagara falls and powers a large portion of the east coast.