1893 - The Invention of Pepsi, Master Criminal Adam Worth & the Diesel Engine Patent

04/12/23 • 68 min

Robert Lindsay Mair transports us to 1893, when Rudolph Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine, in Belgium Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery, and Caleb Bradham invents the recipe for what he calls "Brad's Drink" that would later go on to become known as the brand Pepsi. Also a Putin War Fanatic is being scammed by hackers and how did Ted Bunny father a child whilst in a maximum security prison?

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04/12/23 • 68 min

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