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Pink Monorail Manufacturing the Magic Ep 4: France throws down the gauntlet

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In the fourth installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid look at even more early World’s Fairs. With the focus this time around being on French advances in themed entertainment.

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

• Why the Exposition Universelle de Paris of 1899 dwarfed all others

• How the temporary Eiffel Tower led to the discovery of gamma rays

• The problem with “human zoos”

• Why the Tower’s most vehement critic dined there every day

• Which themed international buildings served as a precursor for EPCOT’s World Showcase

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Manage episode 423661545 series 2468040
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In the fourth installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid look at even more early World’s Fairs. With the focus this time around being on French advances in themed entertainment.

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

• Why the Exposition Universelle de Paris of 1899 dwarfed all others

• How the temporary Eiffel Tower led to the discovery of gamma rays

• The problem with “human zoos”

• Why the Tower’s most vehement critic dined there every day

• Which themed international buildings served as a precursor for EPCOT’s World Showcase

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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