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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: How William Wrigley Went From Soap Guy To Baking Powder Guy To Chewing Gum Giant And Baseball Owner
Description: Today in 1861, the birthday of William Wrigley, Jr., who made a huge fortune selling a small product: chewing gum. But that wasn't originally the way he expected to make it big. Plus: a man driving home from a workout has a massive heart attack, but fortunately he crashed in front of a cardiologist's office. How Wrigley Chewed Its Way to Gum Greatness (JSTOR) Virginia man's 'miracle' survival after massive heart attack crashes car at cardiologist's doorstep (WTVR)It just takes a little support on Patreon to make our show big