stackyFACTSEarly electric cars and long-lasting lightbulbs were deliberately stifled by cartels protecting their profit margins. History is littered with revolutionary patents that were bought and locked away just to maintain the status quo.
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Venetian glass was so beautiful that the local government would happily slit your throat to keep the recipe a secret. By isolating all master glassmakers on…
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Tired of foreign fishing fleets stealing their fish, coastal states aggressively lobbied to extend their legal maritime borders. They successfully established…
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During the early 1500s, when a wooden statue of a saint supposedly started crying, highly suspicious authorities didn't fall on their knees. Instead, they…
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Honestly, modern Congress could probably learn a thing or two from this methodology. Herodotus recorded that whenever the ancient Persians had to make a…
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Forget dramatic descent from the clouds; the supreme Inca deity preferred a damp entrance. They believed Viracocha, the creator of the universe, simply walked…
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When you have infinite wealth and severe depression, throwing an elaborate goth banquet is the only logical step. The French aristocrat Grimod de La Reynière…
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