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Aug 2024
52m 30s

The Sleepy History of Roller Coasters

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: roller coaster, theme park ambience 🎢🎠  Includes mentions of: Heights, Train, Carnival. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be exploring the origins of one of the world’s favorite forms of entertainment – roller coasters. Though the story will make some reference to the speed and thrill ... Show More
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