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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy by BBC

Jan 27, 202010:01Business

In the 1630s, the Netherlands experienced 'tulip mania' - a surge in demand for tulips from wealthy buyers, with some individual bulbs costing twenty times more than a carpenter's annual salary. Then, in February 1637, t...

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Tulips is an episode from 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy by BBC. In the 1630s, the Netherlands experienced 'tulip mania' - a surge in demand for tulips from wealthy buyers, with some individual bulbs costing twenty times more than a...

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