Most people probably don’t have anything made of bronze at home.
Yet bronze used to be a big deal… a really big deal. In fact, an entire age of history is named after bronze.
The discovery of this metal alloy wasn’t a minor upgrade over the metals previously used. It was a technical revolution that laid the groundwork for the modern world.
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The World's Oldest Companies
Most businesses fail within a few years. Even the most successful companies rarely survive more than a century. Wars, economic crises, technological revolutions, and changing consumer tastes have destroyed countless businesses throughout history. Yet a remarkable handful have sur ... Show More
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Questions and Answers: Volume 47
In 1964, two students at Pomona College in California, Laurie Mets and Bruce Elgin, jokingly attempted to prove that the number 47 appeared in nature more frequently than chance would predict. They began collecting examples, and statistics professor Donald Bentley contributed a d ... Show More
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Sexual Orientations
Louis XIV, Red Scares, Fruit Machine, Punishable by Death, Russia, America, Elections, and more!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/twistedhistory
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<p><br/>Elections, buyouts, war and good old bad old side tracked conversations. </p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-54-vs-ft-74516044' target='_blank'><b>Episode 54: The Deprogram vs The Program (Ft. CIA Podcast)</b></a><b><br/>IS UP EARLY on Patreon: https:// ... Show More
