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The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)

S4E3 Ideas That Stick

Aug 16, 2026 Season 4 Episode 3 Documentary

A husband’s DIY bandage, a college dropout’s sticky breakthrough, and a factory worker’s wartime improvisation turned plain strips of tape into essential American staples. From these humble fixes, a $90 billion empire emerged—one clever, adhesive invention after another.