I Am Not Making This Up: Ep. 18 Barnum’s Burning Buildings
Recently it was announced to the world that in May of 2017, the Ringling brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus would be rolling up it's tents for the last time.
P.T. Barnum revolutionized entertainment for a country that was just starting to have leisure time.
But One thing Barnum is not known for, but maybe should be, is the many, many times a building that he owns burned down.
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