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And if that sounds like a big statement, don't worry, we got the receipts. Over its lifetime, Oregon Trail has sold over 65 million copies. That's more copies than the Beatles sold of the White Album. Pretty good for a game that basically started as homework, but it was addictive homework. And the way they pulled that off would come to influence generations of future video game franchises.

And if that sounds like a big statement, don't worry, we got the receipts. Over its lifetime, Oregon Trail has sold over 65 million copies. That's more copies than the Beatles sold of the White Album. Pretty good for a game that basically started as homework, but it was addictive homework. And the way they pulled that off would come to influence generations of future video game franchises.

And if that sounds like a big statement, don't worry, we got the receipts. Over its lifetime, Oregon Trail has sold over 65 million copies. That's more copies than the Beatles sold of the White Album. Pretty good for a game that basically started as homework, but it was addictive homework. And the way they pulled that off would come to influence generations of future video game franchises.

like Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, and Red Dead Redemption. And it would help spawn an entirely new industry, edutainment. And what sets apart Oregon Trail from every other product, business, and entrepreneur we've covered on this show? Oregon Trail was not created to make money. And yet, it ended up making a lot of money. But not for the people who you'd expect to make money.

like Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, and Red Dead Redemption. And it would help spawn an entirely new industry, edutainment. And what sets apart Oregon Trail from every other product, business, and entrepreneur we've covered on this show? Oregon Trail was not created to make money. And yet, it ended up making a lot of money. But not for the people who you'd expect to make money.

like Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, and Red Dead Redemption. And it would help spawn an entirely new industry, edutainment. And what sets apart Oregon Trail from every other product, business, and entrepreneur we've covered on this show? Oregon Trail was not created to make money. And yet, it ended up making a lot of money. But not for the people who you'd expect to make money.

And ultimately, it became part of a $6 billion IPOS. So get ready because the Oregon Trail story features a visit from Pioneer Barbie and a buyout from a Shark Tank investor before Shark Tank was a thing. So Jack, let's load the wagon, pitch up the oxen, and increase our pace from steady to strenuous. Here's why the Oregon Trail is the best idea yet. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

And ultimately, it became part of a $6 billion IPOS. So get ready because the Oregon Trail story features a visit from Pioneer Barbie and a buyout from a Shark Tank investor before Shark Tank was a thing. So Jack, let's load the wagon, pitch up the oxen, and increase our pace from steady to strenuous. Here's why the Oregon Trail is the best idea yet. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

And ultimately, it became part of a $6 billion IPOS. So get ready because the Oregon Trail story features a visit from Pioneer Barbie and a buyout from a Shark Tank investor before Shark Tank was a thing. So Jack, let's load the wagon, pitch up the oxen, and increase our pace from steady to strenuous. Here's why the Oregon Trail is the best idea yet. From Wonder and T-Boy, I'm Nick Martel.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is the best idea yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk takers who brought them to life.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is the best idea yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk takers who brought them to life.

And I'm Jack Kravici-Kramer. And this is the best idea yet. The untold origin stories of the products you're obsessed with and the bold risk takers who brought them to life.

It's mid-November in Minneapolis, and already the trees are bare. The wind whips bony branches across the windows of your cozy classroom. Standing at the blackboard, you're sweating under a coon skin cap and a stiff secondhand leather vest. You're playing the role of Meriwether Lewis, one half of the famed exploring team, Lewis and Clark.

It's mid-November in Minneapolis, and already the trees are bare. The wind whips bony branches across the windows of your cozy classroom. Standing at the blackboard, you're sweating under a coon skin cap and a stiff secondhand leather vest. You're playing the role of Meriwether Lewis, one half of the famed exploring team, Lewis and Clark.

It's mid-November in Minneapolis, and already the trees are bare. The wind whips bony branches across the windows of your cozy classroom. Standing at the blackboard, you're sweating under a coon skin cap and a stiff secondhand leather vest. You're playing the role of Meriwether Lewis, one half of the famed exploring team, Lewis and Clark.

And you're trying really hard to teach a room full of eighth graders about the Louisiana Purchase. All right, historical reenactment. I'm into it. One sec, Jack. I just gotta get my David Crockett costume. But the 13-year-old faces staring back at you are not vibing with your performance. One kid yawns. Another sniggers as he elbows his buddy. Look at this guy!

And you're trying really hard to teach a room full of eighth graders about the Louisiana Purchase. All right, historical reenactment. I'm into it. One sec, Jack. I just gotta get my David Crockett costume. But the 13-year-old faces staring back at you are not vibing with your performance. One kid yawns. Another sniggers as he elbows his buddy. Look at this guy!

And you're trying really hard to teach a room full of eighth graders about the Louisiana Purchase. All right, historical reenactment. I'm into it. One sec, Jack. I just gotta get my David Crockett costume. But the 13-year-old faces staring back at you are not vibing with your performance. One kid yawns. Another sniggers as he elbows his buddy. Look at this guy!

That's when you start to realize your immersive history lesson isn't landing quite the way you'd imagined. I mean, Jack, the kids, they know when something's cool and they know when something's cringe. That's the situation that Don Rawitsch finds himself in 1971. Don's just 21, barely older than the kids he's trying to teach. He's not even a full-fledged teacher yet.

That's when you start to realize your immersive history lesson isn't landing quite the way you'd imagined. I mean, Jack, the kids, they know when something's cool and they know when something's cringe. That's the situation that Don Rawitsch finds himself in 1971. Don's just 21, barely older than the kids he's trying to teach. He's not even a full-fledged teacher yet.