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Inventions Episode 35: The Internal Combustion Engine

The internal combustion engine is an invention that has completely and irreversibly changed human civilisation and the way we live our lives, unlocking personal transportation, powering global trade networks, and making us reliant on fossil fuels.  Half Arsed History: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/halfarsed Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Update: On Recent Episodes Being Late and a Few Other Things Too

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  Episode 388: Beatrix Potter, the Enterprising Author

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  Inventions Episode 48: The Pill

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  QAH Episode 138: The Mad Trapper of Rat River

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  Episode 387: Nations Named After People

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  Inventions Episode 47: Velcro

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  QAH Episode 137: W.G. Grace, the Great Cricketer

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  Episode 386: The History of the Ashes

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  Inventions Episode 45: The Ballpoint Pen

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  QAH Episode 136: The Petrov Affair

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  Episode 385: The 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis

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  QAH Episode 135: Robert Curthose, the Mutinous Elder Brother

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  Episode 384: History’s Problematic Princes

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  Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

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  QAH Episode 134: The Venus de Milo

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  Episode 383: That Time the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre