"...unless you made your life a turning point, there was no reason for existing." Saul Bellow In this episode, it’s all about turning points - seemingly trivial events that changed the course of world history!! In Main Course, we discuss two massive breakthroughs in 1869 which forever changed the way of travel in two different continents. We learn about a Scottish scientist who discovered a game changer in medicine purely by accident. Joy starts off with a stray arrow that changed Mughal history and also unearths a stunning story about a wannabe painter who after being rejected decided to take on the world!! In Believe It Or Not, Joy highlights bar-room brawls that changed cinematic history and Rathin shares a story about The Greatest Boxer that walked the earth!! Plus all the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! Don't ponder too much about the point of all this!! Take a deep breath and go straight in!! Sometimes, the road less traveled can give you a ride of a lifetime!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/factofthematter/message