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Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

And let's not forget thehigh-flying swiss-belgian Who was saved by the manwho invented...

And let's not forget the
high-flying swiss-belgian Who was saved by the man
who invented vaseline, The same man who lost his job
after a train conductor Found a way
to get oil out of the ground, Which saved the whales from
being hunted into extinction By a world
obsessed with progress, A world forever changed
by a hardworking farmer Whose ingenious invention
allowed him to work less And feed a hungry nation

Full Transcript

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And let's not forget the high-flying swiss-belgian
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Who was saved by the man who invented vaseline,
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The same man who lost his job after a train conductor
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Found a way to get oil out of the ground,
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Which saved the whales from being hunted into extinction
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By a world obsessed with progress,
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A world forever changed by a hardworking farmer
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Whose ingenious invention allowed him to work less
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And feed a hungry nation.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:50
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, comedy, history
Production
School of Humans

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Movie Summary

Mike Rowe shows how many things in the world are connected. By using historical facts, Mike takes two seemingly unrelated things and shows an indirect connection.
S01 • E03 40% of couples in happy relationships - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:11
40% of couples in happy relationships
S01 • E02 [ tuba plays ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
[ tuba plays ]
S01 • E04 MIKE ROWE (VOICEOVER): And just like that, with the blessing - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:12
MIKE ROWE (VOICEOVER): And just like that, with the blessing
S01 • E01 It's a heck of a thing. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
It's a heck of a thing.
S01 • E03 And with wi-fi, anything is possible, almost anything. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
And with wi-fi, anything is possible, almost anything.
S01 • E01 And that is how hungry civil war soldiers - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
And that is how hungry civil war soldiers
S01 • E06 And that's the way it happened, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:41
And that's the way it happened,
S01 • E02 [ rowe laughs ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
[ rowe laughs ]
S01 • E01 Well, that's a bit like asking why chuck drinks - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
Well, that's a bit like asking why chuck drinks
S01 • E01 When you play a dozen different characters - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
When you play a dozen different characters
S01 • E02 [ coughing ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
[ coughing ]
S01 • E04 So, to sum it up, since that duet, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
So, to sum it up, since that duet,
S01 • E03 Well, before howard made a fortune in aerospace, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
Well, before howard made a fortune in aerospace,
S01 • E01 Likewise, when you go to your favorite search engine - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:21
Likewise, when you go to your favorite search engine
S01 • E03 The money that he gave to hedy lamarr that she used to help - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
The money that he gave to hedy lamarr that she used to help
S01 • E04 But it wouldn't have happened without "Frankenstein" or the - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:29
But it wouldn't have happened without "Frankenstei...
S01 • E05 Rowe: Because that's how a sheep can do your taxes. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:04
Rowe: Because that's how a sheep can do your taxes.
S01 • E02 [ laughter ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
[ laughter ]
S01 • E03 So if you found your soulmate on the internet, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
So if you found your soulmate on the internet,
S01 • E02 [ coughs ] - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
[ coughs ]