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CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
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George Washington ran one of America's largest whiskey distilleries, producing 11,000 gallons in his final years.
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Washington comes through as a busy, practical, and oddly domestic figure.
This Ridiculous History episode treats George Washington less like a monument and more like a working man with a lot of strange moving parts. It follows his life through Mount Vernon and pauses on the odd little economy there: whiskey, brandy, vinegar, barrels, and pig feed all…
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George Washington, barrels, brandy, and a very weirdly modern business model.
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