An oil well is drilled by torpedoes for the first time - January 21st, 1865 - a podcast by iHeartRadio & HowStuffWorks

from 2022-01-21T10:00

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On this day in 1865, a Union Army Colonel turned oil tycoon used a makeshift torpedo to increase the flow of fossil fuels from a well.
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