26: 🐂 Oxen, more than just ‘unintact bulls’

03/21/21 • 31 min

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In possibly our most uncomfortable episode yet for Anton we talk Oxen! In school history lessons they just seem to turn during the agricultural revolution to help with crop rotation and then disappear. But what exactly are Oxen, how are they used, where do they come from and what is their history? We travel the world to answer all these questions.

Show notes: https://curiosityofpod.com/episodes/oxen-more-than-just-unintact-bulls

Show notes: https://curiosityofpod.com/episodes/oxen-more-than-just-unintact-bulls

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25: ☕ William Le Lacheur and the transformation of Costa Rica

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After its independence in 1821 Costa Rica was a poor nation with very little outside trade but one man, from a small island halfway around the world, would change that. William Le Lacheur, born 1802, was a merchant and sea captain who is widely credited with transforming Costa Rica’s economy through the coffee trade. Commanding a fine fleet of ships he would not only bring trade to a nation but also help educate it’s citizens, help pull them from poverty and help fight off American filibusters. This episode we tell the story of this remarkable man.

Show notes: https://curiosityofpod.com/episodes/william-le-lacheur-and-the-transformation-of-costa-rica

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27: 🐔 Foam guns to chicken bombs: stupid weapons from history

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War is never nice but sometimes it drives people to their extremes. In desperation to gain the upper hand all logic and rational thought is flung out the window and insane proposals for weapons are put forth. From dropping cakes seeded with anthrax on herds of cows to bats with bomb-backpacks and giant siege towers to expanding foam guns mankind has devised some odd and, let’s be honest, terrifying devices. Join Anton and myself as we travel through time discovering some of the strangest.

Show notes: https://curiosityofpod.com/episodes/chickens-to-wetsuits-stupid-weapons-from-history