Personal life

Nikola Tesla was a polyglot, and along with his nativeLTC431

 tongue he also spoke Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Latin.During his second year of study at Graumltz, TeslaP6KE200A

 developed a passion for (and became very proficient at) billiards, chess and card-playing, sometimes spending more than 48 hours in a stretchG10N60

 at a gaming table.Tesla by nature required little sleep, claiming to never sleep more than two hours.On one occasion at his laboratory Tesla worked for a period of 84 hours withoutUPC1235

 sleep or rest.Tesla may have suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and had many unusual quirks and phobias. He did things in threes, and was adamant about staying in a hotel room2SB826

 with a number divisible by three. Tesla was physically revolted by jewelry, notably pearl earrings.He was fastidious about cleanliness and hygiene, and was by all accounts mysophobic.