The Fast History Of

  • Premiered: May 2022
  • Episodes: 15
  • Followers: 4
  • Running
  • History
  • Monday at 22
  • Documentary History

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Season 1
1x1
Snack Saviors
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May 01, 2022
It is the world's number one cookie brand... by far. But the cookie that built this empire was... already being sold by Nabisco's competitors. Competitors who were once co-founders of .. show full overview
1x2
Ketchup Kings
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May 01, 2022
It's one of the most recognizable brands on the planet! Yet Heinz's meteoric rise is full of surprises. Like their famous "57" varieties have nothing to do with the number of .. show full overview
1x3
The Donut Revolution
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May 08, 2022
When Bill Rosenberg founded Dunkin Donuts in 1950, he set out to serve the freshest and most delicious donuts and coffee the world had ever seen. In the process he revolutionized the .. show full overview
1x4
Gum Masters
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May 08, 2022
What costs around a nickel per stick and can help give you a million-dollar smile? Founded in 1891, Wrigley's is the world's most popular gum. They even have their name on the 2nd oldest .. show full overview
1x5
Secrets of the Sub
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May 15, 2022
Since its founding in 1965, the brainchild of a nuclear physicist and a would-be-med student, Subway, has grown from a small storefront in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to the biggest chain .. show full overview
1x6
Fast Food Innovations
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May 15, 2022
Over the last half century, fast food has become a nearly $300 billion dollar staple for Americans on the go. And it was a series of entrepreneurs who created some of the biggest .. show full overview
1x7
The Mob
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Jun 12, 2022
Tracing its roots back to the 18th century Sicilian mafia, the American mob muscled its way to a $90 billion dollar a year criminal enterprise and is the subject of some of the most .. show full overview
1x8
The Tennessee Whiskey
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Jun 19, 2022
Jack Daniel’s, the most popular whiskey in the world, has been making their unique blend since 1866. But the story of how a couple of backwoods bootleggers invented Tennessee whiskey is .. show full overview
1x9
Becoming King
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Jun 26, 2022
When Eberhard Anheuser hired his son in law, Adolphus Busch, he had no idea they were going to create the most recognizable beer of all time. Budweiser. This is the story how they brewed .. show full overview
1x10
The Superstore
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Jul 11, 2022
Since its founding in 1962, Walmart has grown from a humble discount store in rural Arkansas to the largest company in the world. With over 11,000 locations, they employ more people than .. show full overview
1x11
Swoosh Dreams
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Jul 11, 2022
Did you know the phrase “Just Do It” was inspired by a serial killer’s last words? Or that they created their waffle soles…with a waffle iron? From their early days selling Japanese .. show full overview
1x12
The Super Rich
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Jul 18, 2022
Ever wonder just how much gold King Tut was buried with…to enjoy in the afterlife? Or how Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos ended up in a Space Race that used to exist between .. show full overview
1x13
The Burger Underdogs
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Jul 18, 2022
After leaving a successful stint at Kentucky Fried Chicken (where he literally invented the bucket of chicken,) Dave Thomas opens a hamburger chain. His innovations, including a .. show full overview
1x14
UFOs
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Jul 25, 2022
Since the dawn of time, people have looked into the skies and seen… strange objects that don’t belong there. By the late 1940s, UFO sightings and reports of downed flying saucers are so .. show full overview
1x15 Season finale
Amusement Parks
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Aug 01, 2022
Amusement parks are a global phenomenon! Yet their meteoric rise is full of surprises. Like the fact that the first amusement park has its roots all the way back in 1133. And the fact .. show full overview

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