In the 18th century, Timothy Dexter, an eccentric American from Massachusetts, shocked his critics and rivals by shipping coal to Newcastle, England. His detractors had mocked him by daring him to send coal to a region known for mining it, expecting him to fail. Unexpectedly, when his ship arrived, local workers were on strike and the city's coal supply had dwindled. Dexter quickly sold his cargo at high prices, turning the supposed folly into a lucrative venture and cementing his legacy as a ma
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In the 18th century, Timothy Dexter, an eccentric American from Massachusetts, shocked his critics and rivals by shipping coal to Newcastle, England. His detractors had mocked him by daring him to send coal to a region known for mining it, expecting him to fail. Unexpectedly, when his ship arrived, local workers were on strike and the city's coal supply had dwindled. Dexter quickly sold his cargo at high prices, turning the supposed folly into a lucrative venture and cementing his legacy as a ma
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