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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 11 MIN

How did cars get invented

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Vroom vroom! Get ready for the loudest, fastest history adventure yet! Before cars, everyone rode horses—imagine cleaning up after *that* many horses! Then, in 1886, a clever inventor named Karl Benz built the very FIRST automobile! It only had THREE wheels and a tiny engine, and Finn couldn't believe it barely had the power of one pony!But wait, the real drama starts when Karl’s wife, Bertha, secretly took the car and drove it 66 miles all by herself to prove it worked! Crazy, right? Then Henry Ford changed everything again by inventing the assembly line, making the Model T car so cheap that EVERYONE could buy one! Say goodbye to horses forever! Buckle up for the ride that changed the world!

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