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Frederic Tudor in 1806 brings cocktails and ice cream to the rest of the world

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> His first venture failed, and so did his second, third and fourth. In the end, Frederic Tudor made his millions and revolutionized the way the world ate and drank.

I admire people with this level of vision and guts. I don’t have it.

Re: Frederic Tudor in 1806 brings cocktails and ice cream to the rest of the world

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Fearing that Gorrie’s invention would ruin his business, [Tudor] began a smearing campaign against the inventor [of the ice maker]... Humiliated by criticism, financially ruined, and his health broken, Gorrie died in seclusion on June 29, 1855

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icemaker#History