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From “Million Bazillion”: Why is there so much gold at Fort Knox?

Make Me Smart

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Business, News

4.65.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Hey Smarties! We’re off for the Fourth of July holiday. So today we’re bringing you a super fun episode of “Million Bazillion” that’ll teach you and your kiddos about a bit of our nation’s history and a highly secretive landmark. It’s all about Fort Knox, known as one of the most secure places in the world, and why it holds so much of the country’s gold. Plus, its role in stabilizing the U.S. economy in a time of crisis.

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0:00.0

Hey Bizillionaires, we're back this week with Bridget and Ryan on another adventure as they

0:06.1

answer funny, tricky, and really good money questions from listeners like you.

0:11.6

This episode is presented in partnership with Green Light, the debit card and

0:15.1

Money App for Kids and Teens. Green Light helps young people develop healthy

0:19.3

financial habits by learning to earn, save, and invest.

0:23.0

For a limited time, Million Bazillion listeners can get one month free

0:27.0

and an extra $10 when they sign up for a greenlight account

0:31.0

at greenlight.com slash million that's green light

0:33.8

dot com slash million.

0:37.0

Hey everybody it's Kai you know how I say on the show all the time that history is cool well it actually is and if you're at home with the kiddos for the 4th of July holiday and I want to share a little bit of our nation's history with them stick around because we've got a super fun episode from our friends at Million

0:54.3

Bazillion, all about Fort Knox and why it holds so much of our goal.

0:58.6

Fort Knox is known, of course, is one of the most secure places in the world, lots of secrecy around it, so for the grown-ups

1:04.3

listening you are going to learn something too. Here's a show and happy fourth.

1:09.8

Ah, it is finished, beholding, the plans are complete for my biggest haste ever!

1:18.0

Oh, Professor Franz Van Hinkleheimer, you are the world's greatest thief.

1:25.0

You've robbed the Swiss National Bank, the Taj Mahal,

1:28.8

the Louvre, you stole the Mona Lisa

1:31.1

and the really good replica of the Mona Lisa they use to replace the real one you

1:36.1

stole.

1:37.1

He he he he it's true all of it.

1:40.6

But this is your masterpiece of malfeasance, your kudegra of tivery.

1:46.0

Yes, we're going to rob the largest depository of gold bullion in the United States at Fort Knox because we are thieves who steal

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