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CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?

Today, Isaac Newton is best known for his scientific pursuits -- but he also served as Warden and, later, Master of the Royal Mint. And this wasn't some sort of honorary position, either: Newton took his job of hunting down forgers seriously, and may have even bent (or broken) the law in his quest to arrest and hang his archnemesis, the counterfeiting kingpin William Chaloner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code

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  The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind…

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  The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life

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  CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Na…

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  The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy

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  The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong

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  A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy

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  A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs

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  CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy

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  What makes a word a 'word'?

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  The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet

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  CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives

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  A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale an…

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  CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub

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  CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?