The Ridiculously Ambitious History of the World's Fair, Part Two: Things Don't Always Work Out

Update: 2025-01-16

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On paper -- and, often, in practice -- the world's fair is an astonishing global showcase of groundbreaking innovations. However, as Ben, Noel and Max discover in the second part of this two-part series, not every world's fair has been a success. Tune in as the guys explore several ill-fated examples of expositions gone wrong in California and Louisiana.

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