All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh
Episode Date: November 5, 2020When Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault....
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2571 episodes transcribedWhen Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault....
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