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How the Pinkertons Became the Most Infamous Detective Agency

How the Pinkertons Became the Most Infamous Detective Agency

How Dr Pepper's Monumental Rise Began

How Dr Pepper's Monumental Rise Began

Mozart's Eccentric Life

Mozart's Eccentric Life

The Rise and Fall of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Rise and Fall of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

How Harry Houdini Became the World's Greatest Escape Artist

How Harry Houdini Became the World's Greatest Escape Artist

The Extraordinary Impacts of the Steam Engine

The Extraordinary Impacts of the Steam Engine

The Man Who Made the Industrial Revolution Possible | James Watt

The Man Who Made the Industrial Revolution Possible | James Watt

The Story Behind the Panama Canal

The Story Behind the Panama Canal

Why the Panama Canal Was so Difficult to Build

Why the Panama Canal Was so Difficult to Build

How the Secret Service got its Start

How the Secret Service got its Start

The Real Reason the Secret Service Was Formed (and Why They Now Protect the President)

The Real Reason the Secret Service Was Formed (and Why They Now Protect the President)

How a Con Man Convinced 250 People to Move to a Fake Country

How a Con Man Convinced 250 People to Move to a Fake Country

The Con Man that Tricked 250 People into Moving to a Fake Country | The Prince of Poyais

The Con Man that Tricked 250 People into Moving to a Fake Country | The Prince of Poyais

The Rise and Fall of J Paul Getty

The Rise and Fall of J Paul Getty

Snake Oil Wasn't Always a Scam

Snake Oil Wasn't Always a Scam

How Snake Oil Got Its Reputation

How Snake Oil Got Its Reputation

How Humanity's Search for Pain Relief Led to an Epidemic

How Humanity's Search for Pain Relief Led to an Epidemic

The Entrepreneur that Couldn't Stop Gambling | John "Bet-A-Million" Gates

The Entrepreneur that Couldn't Stop Gambling | John "Bet-A-Million" Gates

The Biggest Gambler of the 19th Century

The Biggest Gambler of the 19th Century

The Incredible History of the White House

The Incredible History of the White House

How Charles Schwab Dominated the United States' Steel Industry

How Charles Schwab Dominated the United States' Steel Industry

How George Pullman Transformed American Railroads

How George Pullman Transformed American Railroads

Henry Ford - The People's Tycoon

Henry Ford - The People's Tycoon

How One Man Redefined Luxury Travel | George Pullman

How One Man Redefined Luxury Travel | George Pullman

Isaac Newton: More than a Mathematician

Isaac Newton: More than a Mathematician

How the President's Residence Has Changed Since Washington | The History of the White House

How the President's Residence Has Changed Since Washington | The History of the White House

How Isaac Newton Saved England from Counterfeiters

How Isaac Newton Saved England from Counterfeiters

The Book that Attempted to Contain All the Knowledge in the world | Naturalis Historia

The Book that Attempted to Contain All the Knowledge in the world | Naturalis Historia

From $1.20 Per Week, to the World's Richest Man | Andrew Carnegie

From $1.20 Per Week, to the World's Richest Man | Andrew Carnegie

The Secret City That Created the Atomic Bomb | Oak Ridge, Tennessee

The Secret City That Created the Atomic Bomb | Oak Ridge, Tennessee

How Andrew Carnegie Became the World's Richest Man

How Andrew Carnegie Became the World's Richest Man

You Can Thank This Former Slave for Your Peanuts | George Washington Carver

You Can Thank This Former Slave for Your Peanuts | George Washington Carver

The Most Important Founding Father You've Never Heard of...

The Most Important Founding Father You've Never Heard of...

The Former Slave that Saved American Agriculture | George Washington Carver

The Former Slave that Saved American Agriculture | George Washington Carver

The Entrepreneur that Transformed Commercial Aviation

The Entrepreneur that Transformed Commercial Aviation

The Mistake that Brought Down One of the World's Largest Airlines | Pan American Airways

The Mistake that Brought Down One of the World's Largest Airlines | Pan American Airways

Alcatraz's Dark History

Alcatraz's Dark History

How the Diving Bell TRANSFORMED Our relationship with Oceans

How the Diving Bell TRANSFORMED Our relationship with Oceans

How Alcatraz Became an Island Prison

How Alcatraz Became an Island Prison

How Emergency Service Numbers Got their Start

How Emergency Service Numbers Got their Start

The Complicated History Behind 911

The Complicated History Behind 911

How One of the Greatest Inventions in History was Created | The Telephone

How One of the Greatest Inventions in History was Created | The Telephone

How Alexander Graham Bell Revolutionized the Way We Communicate

How Alexander Graham Bell Revolutionized the Way We Communicate

The Man Behind Walmart's Creation

The Man Behind Walmart's Creation

The True Story Behind Walmart's Founder

The True Story Behind Walmart's Founder

How DuPont went from French Revolution Fugitive to Creating One of the Largest Chemical Companies

How DuPont went from French Revolution Fugitive to Creating One of the Largest Chemical Companies

The Man Behind the Telegraph | Samuel Morse

The Man Behind the Telegraph | Samuel Morse

The Tragic Story of How Samuel Morse Changed the World

The Tragic Story of How Samuel Morse Changed the World

The Crazy Story of How UPS Got its Start

The Crazy Story of How UPS Got its Start

How a Poor Kid Managed to Create a Shipping Empire | UPS

How a Poor Kid Managed to Create a Shipping Empire | UPS

The Rise and Fall of Charles Ponzi

The Rise and Fall of Charles Ponzi

Uranium Fever, America's Second Gold Rush

Uranium Fever, America's Second Gold Rush

How Uranium Fever Became America's Radioactive Gold Rush

How Uranium Fever Became America's Radioactive Gold Rush

Samuel Colt, Inventing the Gun that Won the West

Samuel Colt, Inventing the Gun that Won the West

Pepsi's Convoluted History

Pepsi's Convoluted History

Why Pepsi Struggled to Beat Coca-Cola

Why Pepsi Struggled to Beat Coca-Cola

The Unknown Hundred-Millionaire that Changed the Way We Shop

The Unknown Hundred-Millionaire that Changed the Way We Shop

Piggly Wiggly: How Grocery Stores got Customers to do the Work of Employees

Piggly Wiggly: How Grocery Stores got Customers to do the Work of Employees

The Controversial Beginnings of the FBI

The Controversial Beginnings of the FBI

Why 12 Men Volunteered to Eat Poison for the US Government

Why 12 Men Volunteered to Eat Poison for the US Government

The People Who Ate Poison to Save America

The People Who Ate Poison to Save America

Humanity's Search for Cool Air

Humanity's Search for Cool Air

The Man Who Cooled the World | Willis Carrier's Air Conditioner

The Man Who Cooled the World | Willis Carrier's Air Conditioner

Who Invented Peanut Butter?

Who Invented Peanut Butter?

Why We ALMOST Didn't Have Rubber

Why We ALMOST Didn't Have Rubber

The Tragic Story Behind Goodyear Tires

The Tragic Story Behind Goodyear Tires

The Eccentric Man Behind the Invention of Cereal | John Harvey Kellogg

The Eccentric Man Behind the Invention of Cereal | John Harvey Kellogg

The Backstabbing Brother Behind Breakfast Cereal's Beginning

The Backstabbing Brother Behind Breakfast Cereal's Beginning

Why the US Government Confiscated Everyone's Gold

Why the US Government Confiscated Everyone's Gold

Why the United States Confiscated Everyone's Gold

Why the United States Confiscated Everyone's Gold

How the Rich Become Poor

How the Rich Become Poor

Why It Only Took 50 Years for Richest Family in the US to LOSE it All | The Vanderbilts

Why It Only Took 50 Years for Richest Family in the US to LOSE it All | The Vanderbilts

The Vacuum's Humble Beginnings

The Vacuum's Humble Beginnings

The Real Story Behind the Vacuum's Sucky History

The Real Story Behind the Vacuum's Sucky History

Vaseline Was Originally an Oil Drilling Waste By-Product

Vaseline Was Originally an Oil Drilling Waste By-Product

The Incredible Story Behind Vaseline's Eccentric Inventor

The Incredible Story Behind Vaseline's Eccentric Inventor

The Substance that Changed the World

The Substance that Changed the World

How the Oil Industry Actually Got its Start

How the Oil Industry Actually Got its Start

How Aluminum Changed the World

How Aluminum Changed the World

Why the Most Common Metal Also Used to Be the Most Valuable

Why the Most Common Metal Also Used to Be the Most Valuable

The Story Behind the World's First Stock Exchange

The Story Behind the World's First Stock Exchange

Why the First Stock Exchange Was Built Around ONE Company

Why the First Stock Exchange Was Built Around ONE Company

How Concrete Became the Most Prevalent Substance on the Planet

How Concrete Became the Most Prevalent Substance on the Planet

Why the Ice Caught the Titanic by Surprise

Why the Ice Caught the Titanic by Surprise

How the Deadliest Nuclear Submarine Disaster in History Led to the Discovery of the Titanic

How the Deadliest Nuclear Submarine Disaster in History Led to the Discovery of the Titanic

How One of the Biggest Counterfeiter's in History Rose to Power

How One of the Biggest Counterfeiter's in History Rose to Power

The Genius Counterfeiter that Brought Down a Country

The Genius Counterfeiter that Brought Down a Country

Why France Built the Eiffel Tower

Why France Built the Eiffel Tower

The Discovery That Saved the Eiffel Tower

The Discovery That Saved the Eiffel Tower

The United States' Insane Plan to Launch Half a Billion Needles into Space

The United States' Insane Plan to Launch Half a Billion Needles into Space

Why the U.S. Needed to Put a Ring of Copper Needles Around Earth

Why the U.S. Needed to Put a Ring of Copper Needles Around Earth

The Subtle Changes that Destroyed the Whaling Industry

The Subtle Changes that Destroyed the Whaling Industry

The Unusual Story Behind Bank of America

The Unusual Story Behind Bank of America

The Incredible Story of How One Man Changed Banking Forever

The Incredible Story of How One Man Changed Banking Forever

When Henry Ford took on the Original Patent Troll

When Henry Ford took on the Original Patent Troll

The Man Who Tried to Control All of the Cars in America

The Man Who Tried to Control All of the Cars in America

Where Jeans Got their Start

Where Jeans Got their Start

The Deadly History Behind Dynamite

The Deadly History Behind Dynamite

How The California Gold Rush Led to the Monumental Rise of Jeans

How The California Gold Rush Led to the Monumental Rise of Jeans

How War Gave Us Canned Food

How War Gave Us Canned Food

The Surprising Way War Gave Us Canned Food

The Surprising Way War Gave Us Canned Food

The History of Bottled Water

The History of Bottled Water

Why Two Spies Tried to Convince Congress to Bring Hippos to America

Why Two Spies Tried to Convince Congress to Bring Hippos to America

The United State's Top Secret Classification System

The United State's Top Secret Classification System

How One of the Most Dangerous Jobs of the 20th Century Led to the Success of Airlines

How One of the Most Dangerous Jobs of the 20th Century Led to the Success of Airlines

How Bottled Water Companies Tricked Everyone

How Bottled Water Companies Tricked Everyone

The Surprisingly Short History of Classified Documents in the United States

The Surprisingly Short History of Classified Documents in the United States

The Controversial History Behind the United States' Electric Grid

The Controversial History Behind the United States' Electric Grid

Samuel Insull: From Billionaire to Fugitive

Samuel Insull: From Billionaire to Fugitive

Samuel Insull: The Man Who Built America’s Electric Grid

Samuel Insull: The Man Who Built America’s Electric Grid

The Man Who Made Thomas Edison Successful

The Man Who Made Thomas Edison Successful

The Key to Thomas Edison's Success | Samuel Insull

The Key to Thomas Edison's Success | Samuel Insull

The Scam that Made Trading Onion Futures ILLEGAL

The Scam that Made Trading Onion Futures ILLEGAL

The World Is Built on International Shipping

The World Is Built on International Shipping

Plastic Was Originally Created to Save Animals From Extinction

Plastic Was Originally Created to Save Animals From Extinction

The New York City Pinball Ban

The New York City Pinball Ban

The Incredible Ways the Shipping Container Changed the World

The Incredible Ways the Shipping Container Changed the World

The Game That Would One Day Become Pinball

The Game That Would One Day Become Pinball

How Pinball Became Illegal

How Pinball Became Illegal

What Happened When Two People Tried To Take All of the US's Gold

What Happened When Two People Tried To Take All of the US's Gold

How Two People Nearly Destroyed the US Economy By Buying All the Gold

How Two People Nearly Destroyed the US Economy By Buying All the Gold

The World Has Become Incredibly Interconnected | Stanley Milgram

The World Has Become Incredibly Interconnected | Stanley Milgram

The Incredible Power of the US Postal Service

The Incredible Power of the US Postal Service

What Happened When the Military Started Testing Nukes Next To Las Vegas

What Happened When the Military Started Testing Nukes Next To Las Vegas

How Las Vegas Became the Atomic City

How Las Vegas Became the Atomic City

The Insane Scale of the United States Postal Service

The Insane Scale of the United States Postal Service

Why Mail Was Almost Delivered Via Missile | Rocket Mail

Why Mail Was Almost Delivered Via Missile | Rocket Mail

The US's Cold War Plan to Counter the USSR

The US's Cold War Plan to Counter the USSR

Why These Jobs Were Lost To History

Why These Jobs Were Lost To History

How the Brooklyn Bridge was Sold Hundreds of Times

How the Brooklyn Bridge was Sold Hundreds of Times

The Origins of Ketchup

The Origins of Ketchup

The People Who Ate Nothing But Coconuts

The People Who Ate Nothing But Coconuts

What Happens When Nuclear Bombs Are Dropped Accidentally? | Broken Arrows

What Happens When Nuclear Bombs Are Dropped Accidentally? | Broken Arrows

The Unbelievable History of Artificial Sweeteners

The Unbelievable History of Artificial Sweeteners

The Incredible History Behind Ketchup

The Incredible History Behind Ketchup

Why A Beluga Whale was Accused of Being A Russian Spy

Why A Beluga Whale was Accused of Being A Russian Spy

The Ice King: How One Man Created Frozen Gold

The Ice King: How One Man Created Frozen Gold

The X-Ray Craze of 1896

The X-Ray Craze of 1896

How the US Formed its Tornado Defense Network

How the US Formed its Tornado Defense Network

How A Ghost Helped Convict Her Murderer

How A Ghost Helped Convict Her Murderer

Why the World Was Obsessed with Pineapples for Over 400 Years!

Why the World Was Obsessed with Pineapples for Over 400 Years!

Henry Ford's Doomed Mission To End World War 1

Henry Ford's Doomed Mission To End World War 1

The Strange History Behind Nuclear Farms | Atoms For Peace

The Strange History Behind Nuclear Farms | Atoms For Peace

The Salad Oil Scandal of 1963

The Salad Oil Scandal of 1963

Molding Public Opinion | Edward Bernays

Molding Public Opinion | Edward Bernays

The 700,000 People Living in the Red Zone of Mount Vesuvius

The 700,000 People Living in the Red Zone of Mount Vesuvius

The Cheese Bank of Italy

The Cheese Bank of Italy

The Incredible History of The Lighthouse

The Incredible History of The Lighthouse

What Was Used Before Toilet Paper?

What Was Used Before Toilet Paper?

Disneyland's DISASTROUS Opening Day

Disneyland's DISASTROUS Opening Day

Mail Order Catalogs Used to Be INCREDIBLE

Mail Order Catalogs Used to Be INCREDIBLE

Why Airplane Food SUCKS

Why Airplane Food SUCKS

The United States' FREE Land

The United States' FREE Land

What Would an Interplanetary Revolution Look Like?

What Would an Interplanetary Revolution Look Like?

Are We Doomed to go to War with Mars?

Are We Doomed to go to War with Mars?

Is Desalination the Solution to California's Water Crisis?

Is Desalination the Solution to California's Water Crisis?

NUCLEAR POWERED FLIGHT | Atoms For Peace

NUCLEAR POWERED FLIGHT | Atoms For Peace

The Mistake That FORCED Coke To Sell Bottles for 5 Cents for 73 Years

The Mistake That FORCED Coke To Sell Bottles for 5 Cents for 73 Years

The Lottery was NEVER Meant to Benefit the Players

The Lottery was NEVER Meant to Benefit the Players

The People Working to Bring SMELL to the Internet

The People Working to Bring SMELL to the Internet

The Smell That Threatened to DESTROY London | The Great Stink of 1858

The Smell That Threatened to DESTROY London | The Great Stink of 1858

Why the US Tried To NUKE the Moon

Why the US Tried To NUKE the Moon

The Unusual History Behind Black Friday

The Unusual History Behind Black Friday

The Complicated Task of DESTROYING the International Space Station

The Complicated Task of DESTROYING the International Space Station

The Plants and Animals DESTROYING Ecosystems | Invasive Species

The Plants and Animals DESTROYING Ecosystems | Invasive Species

The Time the US Tried to Use Nukes to Build Infrastructure

The Time the US Tried to Use Nukes to Build Infrastructure

Why We Break Down Days into 24 Hours

Why We Break Down Days into 24 Hours

The World's LONGEST Foot Race

The World's LONGEST Foot Race

How Coca-Cola Used World War 2 to Expand GLOBALLY | CocaColonization

How Coca-Cola Used World War 2 to Expand GLOBALLY | CocaColonization

The DISASTROUS Consequences of Corporate Currencies

The DISASTROUS Consequences of Corporate Currencies

STRANDED in Antartica | The Endurance

STRANDED in Antartica | The Endurance

Why Russia DID NOT Want Alaska (But They DO Now)

Why Russia DID NOT Want Alaska (But They DO Now)

How New York City's Trash Problem INCREASED the Size of Manhattan

How New York City's Trash Problem INCREASED the Size of Manhattan

The Cheese Caves of the United States

The Cheese Caves of the United States

The 1900s Race to Build the World's TALLEST Skyscraper

The 1900s Race to Build the World's TALLEST Skyscraper

The RISE and FALL of Redbox

The RISE and FALL of Redbox

Why High Fructose Corn Syrup is EVERYWHERE

Why High Fructose Corn Syrup is EVERYWHERE

How Ancient Tax Systems Worked (Or Didn't)

How Ancient Tax Systems Worked (Or Didn't)

The Stone That Brought a Dead Language Back to Life

The Stone That Brought a Dead Language Back to Life

What Happened When a Massive Solar Flare Slammed into Earth

What Happened When a Massive Solar Flare Slammed into Earth

From Beast to Man's Best Friend

From Beast to Man's Best Friend

From Plant to Tank: The Journey of Gasoline

From Plant to Tank: The Journey of Gasoline

Why People Skydive (And Why You Might Want To Add It To Your Bucket List...)

Why People Skydive (And Why You Might Want To Add It To Your Bucket List...)

The Importance of The Coldest Place on Earth

The Importance of The Coldest Place on Earth