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The Life and Career of Evel Knievel
TLDR Evel Knievel, born in Butte, Montana in 1938, grew up in a rough mining town and went on to become a famous daredevil known for his motorcycle jumps. Despite his tough persona, Knievel had a troubled personal life, cheating on his wife multiple times and being involved in scams.
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This episode of "Stuff You Should Know" is about Evel Knievel and the hosts reminisce about their childhood memories of him.
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Evel Knievel was born in Butte, Montana in 1938 and grew up in a rough mining town, which influenced his tough and misogynistic persona throughout his career as a daredevil.
09:00
Evel Knievel grew up in a rough mining town, joined the army to avoid prison, and married a woman named Linda Bork, whom he cheated on hundreds of times throughout their marriage.
13:18
Evel Knievel was inspired by Elvis and Liberace, lived a lavish lifestyle, and was involved in a scam where he stole money from a hockey match between the Czechoslovakian national team and the Butte Bombers.
17:51
Evel Knievel inspired an outbreak of ER visits by young boys who were injuring themselves while attempting bike jumps, leading doctors to create the term "Evel Knievel Syndrome."
22:07
Evel Knievel became a successful insurance salesman and then opened a Honda motorcycle dealership where he offered an arm wrestling challenge and performed minor motorcycle stunts to draw in customers.
26:23
Evel Knievel's first show involved jumping over rattlesnakes and mountain lions, and he later gained a sponsor named Bob Blair who helped him start his own stunt show and change his name to Evil Knievel, with an "E."
30:37
Evel Knievel's jumps were not as smooth or graceful as modern-day motorcycle jumps, and he often added more cars or trucks to his jumps to make them bigger and more exciting.
35:11
Evel Knievel made a name for himself in 1967 and decided to jump the fountains in front of Caesar's Palace, which he eventually did after hounding the CEO and duping him with phone calls from different people, and the crash footage made him a legitimate star.
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