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The Most Relaxing Facts About X-Rays to Fall Asleep To _ No Advert

Close your eyes and let the gentle discovery of X-rays carry you to sleep. In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally found a new type of radiation while experimenting with vacuum tubes and named it "X" for the unknown. He refused to patent it, wanting it to benefit all humanity. Early reports attributed hypnotic effects to X-rays, improving séances and spiritism, while one professor claimed he could not sleep after seeing his own "death's head" in an X-ray. These quiet, curious facts from the dawn of radiology will soothe your mind into a deep, restful sleep.

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