Before email, there was snail mail. And before snail mail, there was horse mail – the Pony Express. Yes, when it came to staying in touch with folks back east, residents of the wild west had to rely on a team of riders whose job was as dangerous as it was fascinating.
My family used to joke that my great grandmother was ungrateful when she would complain about her e-mail being too slow, back in 2005, saying she should appreciate not having to send mail via horse anymore. She wasn't around for Pony Express, but it was a fun joke that made her smile. Miss you, great gramma! â¤
People in the 1800s were terrible at recording things to preserve history. They should have taken pictures of the inside of general stores and Mercantiles, hotel rooms, stables, and other businesses, downtown areas of towns and cities, courtrooms and courthouses, social gatherings, and everything else you can think of. We certainly do it today. I wish I could see more of that the old west was really like.
The fifth step is to mix basil in the Mac & Cheese, melt the shredded cheddar cheese on top (with the microwave), put parmesan cheese on top of that, and then put the Willie Scott sauce (the chilli sauce and tiger sauce mix) on top of that.
11:24 My dormitory number at the University of Missouri was 308 (308 Stafford Hall), I lived there for my first semester until my roommate and I found an apartment in the public.
Ironically, that dormitory address was the place I received my first Amazon package on August 28, 2002.
Will think about the fourth step for Willie Scott Mac & Cheese*â …while watching this Weird History video!
* Inspired by the Weird History video "How Mac And Cheese Became an All-American Dish"
â Thomas Jefferson was the famous promoter of Mac & Cheese, he led the Lousiana Purchase, and the University of Missouri was the first university in the Louisiana Purchase.
This whole video and no mention of the famous Hashknife Pony Express! A company that still exists as the Aztec Land and Cattle Company. Who happen to be the largest private land owner in Arizona, and own the Apache Railroad.
This is wrong. Benjamin Franklin wasn't ever stuck by lighting. Matter of fact electricity was discovered by Groo five thousand years before Ben. When he was struck and killed by it.
@baliyae
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Even though it only lasted a short time, it certainly served its purpose. And the riders who delivered the mail for the company were legendary heroes.
@talesoftanglewood
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Today letters often take 7 days to reach the was coast. The pony express did it in 10. Go figure.
@gavinfield1949
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
History of formula one racing
@The_Super_NOVA
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
My family used to joke that my great grandmother was ungrateful when she would complain about her e-mail being too slow, back in 2005, saying she should appreciate not having to send mail via horse anymore. She wasn't around for Pony Express, but it was a fun joke that made her smile. Miss you, great gramma! â¤
@LynetteStinson-i2i
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
The morgan horse đ´
@Thatguyyyy6
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
STEEL BALL RUUUUUN
@rashadholley2356
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
180 miles a day?
@heathermiles232
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
I don't like tge ridiculous comments ..they aren't funny. Otherwise it's good information. Thxs
@taeshawngrogan5660
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
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@patriciajakima5577
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
"Sounds like duck shoe" funny
@JoshuaTraffanstedt
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
People in the 1800s were terrible at recording things to preserve history. They should have taken pictures of the inside of general stores and Mercantiles, hotel rooms, stables, and other businesses, downtown areas of towns and cities, courtrooms and courthouses, social gatherings, and everything else you can think of. We certainly do it today. I wish I could see more of that the old west was really like.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What an adventure that would be!
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
The fifth step is to mix basil in the Mac & Cheese, melt the shredded cheddar cheese on top (with the microwave), put parmesan cheese on top of that, and then put the Willie Scott sauce (the chilli sauce and tiger sauce mix) on top of that.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
11:24 The area code for my hometown and home county is 308 also.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
11:24 My dormitory number at the University of Missouri was 308 (308 Stafford Hall), I lived there for my first semester until my roommate and I found an apartment in the public.
Ironically, that dormitory address was the place I received my first Amazon package on August 28, 2002.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
4:53 When I was a student at the University of Missouri, we hung out with other students from St. Joseph (they would say St. Joes).
That is where Eminem was born.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
3:57 His name is Benjamin Franklin Ficklin!
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
1:46 Benjamin Frankin was one of my nicknames as a child.
We also used to frequently go to the variety store Benjamin Frankin's.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
1:24 That image is often used for Columbia, the female national personification of the United States.
@btetschner
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Continuing a Weird History recipe sequence!
Will think about the fourth step for Willie Scott Mac & Cheese*â …while watching this Weird History video!
* Inspired by the Weird History video "How Mac And Cheese Became an All-American Dish"
â Thomas Jefferson was the famous promoter of Mac & Cheese, he led the Lousiana Purchase, and the University of Missouri was the first university in the Louisiana Purchase.
@user-uj9zj4uv5r
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
This is my favorite weird history story
@SafetyMentalst
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Bold riders on pony express trail
Rode hard an fast delivering mail
Way before telegraph along train rail
An stories they did tale still prevail
Out running Indians like a bat out of Hell
@its-all-happening2172
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Quit the corny jokes and get on track with the subject!
@TheDotDetective
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
This mostly bullshit
@kavemanthewoodbutcher
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
This whole video and no mention of the famous Hashknife Pony Express! A company that still exists as the Aztec Land and Cattle Company. Who happen to be the largest private land owner in Arizona, and own the Apache Railroad.
@bethclark9319
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
This episode made me remember the tv show Young Riders
@ElHombreGato
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Frederick A Bee wasn't actually a bee!?!?
OOOHHHH HA HA HA HA……… THAT'S SOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. đ
@jwwalker688
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
This is wrong. Benjamin Franklin wasn't ever stuck by lighting. Matter of fact electricity was discovered by Groo five thousand years before Ben. When he was struck and killed by it.
@jesstrek
April 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
I saw an ad for the Pony Express once, one of the big, bold text lines read: "ORPHANS PREFERRED."