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You see, if you're sitting
drinking coffee with sugar in it,
smoking, and you've got
a bank account or a mortgage on your house,
and you're insured, thank that other freighter,
400 years ago. This little ship called
De Liefde, that helped
to make Holland the riches country
in the world
drinking coffee with sugar in it,
smoking, and you've got
a bank account or a mortgage on your house,
and you're insured, thank that other freighter,
400 years ago. This little ship called
De Liefde, that helped
to make Holland the riches country
in the world
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You see, if you're sitting
drinking coffee
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with sugar in it,
smoking,
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and you've got
a bank account
00:00:05.912 --> 00:00:07.971
or a mortgage on your house,
and you're insured,
00:00:07.971 --> 00:00:11.351
thank that other freighter,
400 years ago.
00:00:12.673 --> 00:00:16.657
This little ship called
De Liefde, that helped
to make Holland
00:00:16.657 --> 00:00:18.587
the riches country
in the world.
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Movie Summary
Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."