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In 1943 Winston Churchill and the British Empire needed millions of Indian troops, all of India's industrial output, and tons of Indian grain to support the Allied war effort. Such massive contributions were certain to trigger famine in India. Because Churchill believed that the fate of the British Empire hung in the balance, he proceeded, sacrificing millions of Indian lives in order to preserve what he held most dear. The result: the Bengal Famine of 1943-44, in which millions of villagers starved to death.

This series explores the extraordinary story of Coca-Cola, from its 1886 origins as a cocaine-laced headache remedy invented by a morphine-addicted Confederate veteran to its rise as the world's most recognized brand. Discover how brilliant marketing transformed sugar water into a cultural icon, how the New Coke disaster paradoxically strengthened the brand, and how the Cola Wars shaped modern advertising. But success came with costs: obesity epidemics, environmental destruction through plastic pollution, water depletion controversies, and allegations of violence against workers. Host Max ...