Snapshot · 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
Antoine Lavoisier, known as the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, largely driven by his former career as a tax collector.
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From Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heliocentrism, to Antoine Lavoisier guillotined as the father of chemistry, to Martin Luther nearly destroyed for just translating the Bible — throughout history, having a big idea was a death sentence. The pattern is shockingly consistent: you think too hard, they kill you.
Joel de la Garza noted that the CISO role is a relatively recent invention, with Steve Katz widely credited as the first-ever CISO.
Superficial adoption of electricity gave factories only 6% efficiency gains; fully redesigning factories around it delivered a 3x productivity improvement that powered 20th-century US growth.
Harold Ramis recounted that during Caddyshack filming, storms kept the cast cooped up in a Florida hotel for days, during which they partied and did drugs all day and night.
In the 1820s, China accounted for 25% of global economic output, making it the world's largest economic machine — a historical precedent for its current AI superpower ambitions.
66 Americans held hostage at the US Embassy in Iran were released after 444 days, within hours of Reagan's inauguration.
In the first round of the secret arms deal, 508 TOW missiles were transferred from Israel to Iran in exchange for hostage releases.
America secretly transferred 2,000 missiles and missile parts to Iran across 8 separate shipments over just over a year.
Despite all the missile sales, only 3 of the 7 American hostages held by Lebanese terrorists were ultimately released.
The CIA supply plane that blew open the scandal was flying at only 2,500 feet in broad daylight when it was shot down on October 5, 1986.
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