Great Moments in Intuition: A Timeline
From Aristotle to amateur baking, here's a history of following that gut feeling.
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1936
Knobby-kneed and underweight, the racehorse Seabiscuit is a frequent loser—but Buick salesman Charles S. Howard is sure he's buying a future champ. Howard pairs him with a new trainer and jockey—and the Biscuit retires in 1940 as racing's all-time prizewinner.
From the
August 2011 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
