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how long did they live in siam?unte: they were discovered when they were 13 by this scottish traveling businessman. they were taken out of the country at the age of 17. brian: where did they go? hunter, thisobert traveling scottish businessman saw the twins in the river -- i think he saw -- he thought he saw something mysterious in the water. closer than he realized -- and then he realized it was too young was joined at the chest. he realized it was a business opportunity. he talks to the twins and his mother to try to convince them to take them out of the country for a freak show. at the time -- the chinese king -- siamese king did not approve because he wanted to own everything in his kingdom. it would take a few more years until an american ship captain came to town and the hunter partnered with him. , ay convinced another king take theto let them twins out of the country as a freak show. brian: did they have to pay money to the mother or anything? yunte: yes. part of my research for this have prizedimes, we disc
how long did they live in siam?unte: they were discovered when they were 13 by this scottish traveling businessman. they were taken out of the country at the age of 17. brian: where did they go? hunter, thisobert traveling scottish businessman saw the twins in the river -- i think he saw -- he thought he saw something mysterious in the water. closer than he realized -- and then he realized it was too young was joined at the chest. he realized it was a business opportunity. he talks to the twins...
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how long did they live in siam?te: they were discovered when they were 13 by this scottish traveling businessman. they were taken out of the country at the age of 17. brian: where did they go? yunte: when robert hunter, this traveling scottish businessman saw the twins as swimming in the river, i think he thought he saw something mysterious in the water. like the movie "the shape of water," that sort of thing -- then he came closer and then he realized it was a business opportunity. he talks to the twins and his mother to try to convince them to take them out of the country for a freak show. the siamese king did not approve because he wanted to own everything in his kingdom. it would take a few more years until an american ship captain came to town and the hunter basicallyter totnered with coffin convince another king, the new king, to let them take the twins out of the country. show.reak brian: did they have to pay money to the mother or anything? yunte: yes. part of my research for this book, oftentimes, we have p
how long did they live in siam?te: they were discovered when they were 13 by this scottish traveling businessman. they were taken out of the country at the age of 17. brian: where did they go? yunte: when robert hunter, this traveling scottish businessman saw the twins as swimming in the river, i think he thought he saw something mysterious in the water. like the movie "the shape of water," that sort of thing -- then he came closer and then he realized it was a business opportunity....
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i repeat that, the west indies are all out here at siam mills, having won the toss and elected to batall out for 25. mills, having won the toss and elected to bat, all out for 25m was a complete miracle. the story was a complete miracle. the story was always told they were on the drink the night before which was wrong, they just had drink the night before which was wrong, theyjust had a drink. i took them to the hotel and when they went to the hotel, the bar was closed. clive lloyd, a long way away from that. tremendous swing, nowhere near it. the body, all the crowd was expecting them to score a lot of runs. but again, the circumstances and the conditions of the ground, i think made a lot and we had two very fine bowlers able to exploit the ground conditions. and he is out! he is caught at mid—on. clive lloyd out for one. and he is out! he is caught at mid-on. clive lloyd out for one. we had professionaljobs, we had a couple of doctors, we had a solicitor. all professional men. it was not our livelihood at all. he has been out cut! that was headlines. and people that would go through
i repeat that, the west indies are all out here at siam mills, having won the toss and elected to batall out for 25. mills, having won the toss and elected to bat, all out for 25m was a complete miracle. the story was a complete miracle. the story was always told they were on the drink the night before which was wrong, they just had drink the night before which was wrong, theyjust had a drink. i took them to the hotel and when they went to the hotel, the bar was closed. clive lloyd, a long way...
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i repeat that, the west indies are all out here at siam mills, having
i repeat that, the west indies are all out here at siam mills, having
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protection is key, companies are not as prepared as we need them to be, the start—ups and scale up siameeal in the next few weeks, we had to be ready to deal with this. why did you come up with this idea to bring together private tech companies? what was lacking? when i launch the group i felt we were missing a diverse group of leaders with the private sector agenda separate from eight founder angel entrepreneur. can anyone join? the group is open, entirely free and inclusive, you are both welcome to become tech london advocates, i will sign you up after the programme. become tech london advocates, i will sign you up after the programmelj am sign you up after the programme.” ama sign you up after the programme.” am a technophobe. we will change that! thank you very much, russ. let's not talk about the vigil earlier, an embarrassing moment at work! —— the video here earlier. last night, the boss of sainsbury‘s, mike coupe, was preparing for an interview when he was caught on camera singing. his choice of song was rather... u nfortu nate. # we're in the money. # the sky is sunny. # let's l
protection is key, companies are not as prepared as we need them to be, the start—ups and scale up siameeal in the next few weeks, we had to be ready to deal with this. why did you come up with this idea to bring together private tech companies? what was lacking? when i launch the group i felt we were missing a diverse group of leaders with the private sector agenda separate from eight founder angel entrepreneur. can anyone join? the group is open, entirely free and inclusive, you are both...
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disney doing the siame thing by cancelling roseanne.he nfl may be taking a step backwards by changing the policy. we don't see everything move ng the same direction. with regards to the president pressuring companies. look what happened with abc. bob is one of the most powerful ceos in world. the president targeted him on twitter and he want said a word. sometimes these companies believe they can just lay low and let it pass and wait for the president to find another target. >> good conversation. thanks very much for that. don lemon's 10:00 p.m. show. important viewing for all of our viewers. >>> breaking news, a top north korean official is about to meet with the secretary of pompeo in new york city. is, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months, ... with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for r
disney doing the siame thing by cancelling roseanne.he nfl may be taking a step backwards by changing the policy. we don't see everything move ng the same direction. with regards to the president pressuring companies. look what happened with abc. bob is one of the most powerful ceos in world. the president targeted him on twitter and he want said a word. sometimes these companies believe they can just lay low and let it pass and wait for the president to find another target. >> good...
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for those not familiar with the story, they were born in siam, now known as thailand. they were joined together by a band of flesh about four inches in length. and they eventually were discovered by a traveling scottish businessman who, along are with an american ship captain, brought the twins to the united states and england for, as freak show. but somehow they, you know, they slaved for them, you know, worked like slaves for their owners for a few years, but they were very savvy, intelligent human beings. they managed to break free from their owners and managed a show for themselves, by themselves, for themselves and eventually made a lot of money and settled down in a very, you know, remote area in north carolina, wilkesboro. and they -- we're talking about 1839, and they acquire american citizenship despite the fact federal laws, you know, were clearly against non-white persons getting citizenship. and that law passed in 1790, oddly enough, was not repealed until 1952. just imagine that. not until 1952, you know? non-- if you're not a white free person, you're act
for those not familiar with the story, they were born in siam, now known as thailand. they were joined together by a band of flesh about four inches in length. and they eventually were discovered by a traveling scottish businessman who, along are with an american ship captain, brought the twins to the united states and england for, as freak show. but somehow they, you know, they slaved for them, you know, worked like slaves for their owners for a few years, but they were very savvy, intelligent...