Channel: Thrillist

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Description: For coffee averse humans looking for a boost, energy drinks are just what the doctor ordered (if your doctor works in a gas station parking lot). But did you know a Thai pharmacist, a former monk, and cocaine (the drug, and the drink) helped turn energy drinks into multibillion dollar industry? In this episode, we're diving deep into the long, complicated history of energy drinks. How did Red Bull become a global phenomenon? When did they stop putting coke in Coke? Why is Five Hour Energy such a hit with truckers? Host Janae Price covers all this and more, in just over six minutes. Did you know the history of the sex toy dates back millions of years? Or that McDonald's McRib drew inspiration from the U.S. military? Or, that the modern tailgate might have been invented during a Civil War battle? In History of… Thrillist is taking you through a rapid-fire crash course on some of humankind's greatest innovations in food, drink, travel, and fun. Hey, if you can keep up, you actually might learn something! Credits: Senior Development Producer Wil Fulton Associate Producer Mia Faske Editorial Assistant/Voice Over Janae Price Motion Graphics & Animation Danna Windsor Senior Designer Maggie Rossetti Editor Zachary Lapierre Production Coordinator Charles Ross Post Production Supervisor Daniel Byrne Director of Production Anna Frangos Senior Director - Development & Production Leo Fernandez Creative Director Audra V Pace Head of Video Jim D’Amico Chief Content Officer Meghan Kirsch #Thrillist #HistoryOf #EnergyDrinks Subscribe to Thrillist youtube.com/channel/UCC59s1J7c7zreuvnvLUQ0Xg?sub_confirmation=1 Check out our website for more food, drink, travel, and entertainment. thrillist.com Like us on Facebook facebook.com/Thrillist Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/thrillist Sign up for our newsletter thrillist.com/newsletters