A Polish physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker.

He was arrested for enjoying a succulent Chinese meal.

lol, no

That etymology tracks more closely with the réal. Real goes back to the Latin res meaning property or affairs.

Here’s a bit of how it got started.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science

I’ll also accept sarcasm.

“Unless you’ve successfully trained your car to follow you like a loyal golden retriever, you’re probably going to have to drive.”

Those gemini responses are legitimately hilarious.

Yeah! I saw another commenter say that. That’s awesome. Had no clue. Thanks!

There are web based torrent downloaders like WebTorrent. But you’ll probably need to sign up for audiobookbay or hope that some public service like The Pirate Bay has what you’re looking for.