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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1541: History and Horseshoe Nails

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 18, 2018 · Episode: 1541 Do ‘Horseshoe Nails’ really alter human history? Today, we ask if horseshoe nails are real.

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