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The dumbest guy in history | Fool Time, Part 4 of 4

December 31, 2025|Original: 1h 11m|10 key insights|5 min read

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The $30M catastrophe that nearly destroyed global telecommunications forever

How one 'genius' electrician single-handedly set back human progress by 7 years

The shocking 10,000-volt mistake that fried the first transatlantic telegraph cable

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