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The Dresden Green Vault Burglary
20 januari 2022 · 10 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany.
Their target was jeweled treasures of Saxony which were some of the most valuable gems in Europe.
In under an hour, they had left with items that were worth a staggering sum of money.
Learn more about the Dresden Green Vault Burglary, the greatest heist in world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Ignaz Semmelweis and His Simple Great Idea (Encore)
19 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the mid-19th century, a Hungarian physician advocated for an incredibly simple technique that would go on to save millions of lives.
However, when he first proposed it, his idea wasn’t just ignored, it was vehemently rejected by the very people who could have used it to save lives. Not only was the idea rejected, but he was ridiculed to a point that might have led to his early death.
Learn more about Ignaz Semmelweis and how no good deed goes unpunished, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.--------------------------------
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The Antikythera Mechanism
18 januari 2022 · 13 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the year 1900, a crew of Greek sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the island of Antikythera. While they were searching, they found the remains of an ancient shipwreck.
The wreck contained over 30 marble statues, pieces of glasswork, one corroded metal object that no one could identify.
75 years later, using new technology, they discovered what that hunk of metal was designed for.
Learn more about the Antikythera Mechanism and how it forever changed our views of the ancient world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Sports Curses
17 januari 2022 · 14 min
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What do a goat, Babe Ruth, a witch doctor, the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and a Japanese statue of Colonel Sanders all have in common?
They are all supposedly responsible for curses placed upon sports teams that prevented them from winning for years, sometimes even centuries.
While such curses might be difficult or impossible to prove, they certainly are real for the fans who think they are affected by them.
Learn more about some of the greatest sports curses in the world and how they supposedly started, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Prime Numbers
16 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerPrime numbers are considered to be the building blocks of mathematics. Every natural number can be broken down into the constituent prime numbers that make it up.
Prime numbers have been known since antiquity and they are one of the most simple aspects of mathematics to understand, yet they remain at the center of some of the most puzzling problems in mathematics.
Learn more about prime numbers, what we know about them, and what we don’t know, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Mandarins and the Chinese Imperial Exams
15 januari 2022 · 12 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of exams would be administered throughout the empire to create a bureaucratic elite that would administer the country.
That reform became one of the bedrocks of Chinese society, through every dynasty, for the next 1,300 years. The effects of these exams can still be felt in Chinese society today.
Learn more about the Mandarin class and the Imperial Examination system on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
14 januari 2022 · 13 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations placed a group of Pacific Islands into a trusteeship that was to be administered by the United States.
After several decades, that trusteeship was dissolved and it resulted in three independent countries, one US territory, and a unique system of international relations.
Learn more about the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the countries of Micronesia, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Rare Earth Elements
13 januari 2022 · 10 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerModern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric motors, and batteries.
All of those things are dependent on a small category of chemicals called rare earth elements.
Their importance in technology has made them a focal point of international trade and politics.
Learn more about rare earth elements and how the world has become completely reliant on them, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Acadian Expulsion
12 januari 2022 · 10 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerBeginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a new French colony in the new world. That colony wasn’t modern-day Quebec, however. The colony was known as Acadia.
When the British took control of Acadia in 1713, the Acadians were allowed to stay, but eventually, that privilege was revoked by the British, and those people were scattered to the winds.
Today, the descendants of the Acadians can still be found all over the world.
Learn more about Acadia and the Acadian Expulsion on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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This History of the Bicycle
11 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIt is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design.
They are used by billions of people around the world and it is one of the only forms of transportation available to children.
They can make humans incredibly efficient and their development was in many ways surprising.
I am of course talking about bicycles. Learn about the history of bicycles and how the modern version came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Marian Reforms
10 januari 2022 · 12 min
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When you hear about ancient battles and wars, the stories are often dominated by famous generals whose names have come down to us through history.
However, military success often relied on more mundane things.
In the year 107 BC, a Roman general and statesman by the name of Gaius Marius did exactly such a thing when he overhauled the Roman military.
Learn more about the Marian Reforms and how they set the stage for the Roman Empire, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance
9 januari 2022 · 13 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerPrincess Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century woman who was born to a royal family and married to Igor, Prince of Kiev.
She led a fairly unnoteworthy life until her husband was murdered by a neighboring tribe. After that, her life took a turn and she became the patron saint……of vengeance.
Learn more about Olga of Kiev, how she brought Christianity to Russia, and how she wreaked vengeance upon her enemies, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Ark of the Covenant
8 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIt was the single most sacred object in the Jewish faith. According to the bible, it was an object of incredible power that could win battles. It was the entire reason why the temple in Jerusalem was built.
Then…it just disappeared and it was never mentioned again.
Since then it has become an object of mystery capturing the attention of explorers, adventurers, and even Indiana Jones.
Learn more about the Ark of the Covenant on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Meiji Restoration
7 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIn the mid 19th century while the industrial revolution was in full swing, Japan was still an agrarian, feudal society.
By the end of the 19th century, Japan had become one of the leading industrialized countries in the world.
What happened between those two points was one of the most radical social and economic transformations that any country had ever gone through.
Learn more about the Meiji Restoration and the creation of modern Japan, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily
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The History of the Piano
6 januari 2022 · 11 min
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https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Lees meerIt is an instrument that we are all familiar with, even if we don’t know how to play it. It is one of the most commonly played instruments in the world, yet its origins are rather recent.
Its origins come from an instrument that most people don’t realize and it has significant differences from other instruments which look very similar.
Learn more about the piano, also known as the pianoforte. How it works and how it was invented, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Did Vermeer Use A Camera Obscura?
5 januari 2022 · 13 min
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Johannes Vermeer was one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Unlike many of his contemporary painters, however, he didn’t leave a large body of work behind.
The painting he did create has left experts in both art and technology wondering if he didn’t have a secret that helped him with his craft. A technical secret, not an artistic one.
Learn more about Vermeer and the question as to if he and other Renaissance painters used optical devices to help themselves paint, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Great Wall of China
4 januari 2022 · 12 min
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It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest and greatest civilizations on the planet.
For centuries it did just that…..and for some centuries it didn’t do that at all.
Some people have claimed that you could see it from space, and it is one of the most visited tourist attractions on Earth.
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World War Zero
3 januari 2022 · 13 min
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I’ve done many episodes talking about the first world war and I’ve done many episodes talking about the second world war.
However, despite the names we’ve given them, they weren’t the only world wars. There was another global war that occurred well before the 20th-century wars. This war actually saw conflicts on five different continents.
Learn more about world war zero, the world war before the world wars, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Eiffel Tower (Encore)
2 januari 2022 · 10 min
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In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline.
Most people considered it an eyesore and an architectural abomination. The only redeeming thing about it in their mind was the fact that it was only temporary and was going to be torn down after the fair was over.
But it never was, and today it has become the iconic symbol for the city.
Learn more about the Eiffel Tower on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Why Does the Year Start on January 1? (Encore)
1 januari 2022 · 11 min
New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the calendar, but also a day where people start resolutions, companies begin new budgets, and everyone screws up writing checks. Lees meer
While documenting our trips around the sun makes perfect sense, why do we use this day, January 1, as the starting point for our calendar years? Why not some other date?
Learn more about how January 1st became the start of the new year on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Did Gutenberg Really Invent the Printing Press? (Encore)
31 december 2021 · 11 min
The printing press is considered to be one of, if not the greatest invention in history. The printing press allowed for an explosion in information and it ushered in the renaissance, the enlightenment, and the scientific and industrial revolutions.
As such, Johannes Gutenberg is often considered one of the most important people in history.
But did Gutenberg actually invent the printing press? Should he be given credit for this important invention? Lees meerLearn more about Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Halifax Explosion (Encore)
30 december 2021 · 11 min
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On December 6, 1917, one of the greatest tragedies of World War I took place.
In a single instant, 1,782 people, mostly civilians were killed.
However, this tragedy didn’t take place on the fields of Belgium or in a trench in France. It took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Learn more about the Halifax Explosion, one of the worst disasters of World War I, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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"Mad" Jack Churchill (Encore)
29 december 2021 · 10 min
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When you think of battles involving broadswords and longbows you are probably thinking back to the time of Braveheart.
But what if I told you that those weapons were being used much more recently in a modern mechanized war?
...well, at least one guy was using them in World War II.
Learn more about ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill, the man who brought ancient weapons to a modern war, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Incredible Polgar Sisters (Encore)
28 december 2021 · 10 min
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László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. After studying the lives of over 400 great intellectuals from throughout human history, he came to a startling conclusion: geniuses weren’t born, they were made.
So he set about conducting an experiment on his own children. The results were astonishing.
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Why Does Liechtenstein Even Exist? (Encore)
27 december 2021 · 12 min
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If I was to ask you what the wealthiest royal family in Europe was, your first guess would probably be the British Royal Family.
But it isn’t.
It also isn’t the royal families in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, or even the wealthy enclave of Monaco.
The richest royal family is also the unlikeliest.
Learn more about Liechtenstein, how their family got so wealthy, and why the country even exists, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Immortal Henrietta Lacks (Encore)
26 december 2021 · 9 min
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Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she passed, a tissue sample of her cancer cells was taken.
Those cells have been the basis for decades of cancer and biological research, and have also been at the center of one of the greatest medical ethics controversies in modern times.
Learn more about the immortal Henrietta Lacks on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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So What Exactly Are Frankincense and Myrrh?
25 december 2021 · 10 min
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The bible talks of three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem bringing gifts to the infant Jesus. These gifs were gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
I think most of you probably have a good conceptual grasp of gold, but what is the deal with frankincense, and myrrh? Were they really that big of a deal that they would bring it as a gift?
Learn more about frankincense and myrrh, what they are and why they were such a big deal, on the episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Why is Christmas on December 25? (Encore)
24 december 2021 · 8 min
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Every year, people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. In many countries, it is the biggest single holiday of the year.
Why is it celebrated on December 25? Is there any historical basis for this date and if not, then why do we celebrate it on this date? Lees meerLearn more about why we celebrate Christmas when we do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The History of Santa Claus
23 december 2021 · 11 min
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He sees you when you are waking, he knows when you are asleep, and he puts your name on a list.
No, I’m not talking about an omnipresent surveillance state, I’m of course talking about Santa Claus.
If you think of Santa, you probably have a very firm idea of what he looks like, but how did this identity get developed? And where did all the lore around him come from? Lees meerLearn more about the history of Santa Claus and how his legend came to be, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The World’s Strangest Christmas Traditions
22 december 2021 · 9 min
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Christmas is the time of year where we celebrate traditions that have been developed over centuries.
However, traditions can vary from place to place and not all traditions are old. Some traditions are very modern.
…and some traditions are downright bizarre.
Learn more about the world’s strangest Christmas traditions on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust
21 december 2021 · 10 min
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In 1987, a German teenager and novice pilot named Mathias Rust set out on a two-week flight where he visited several countries in Europe.
What was remarkable about the flight wasn’t the age of the pilot or the distance he traveled. The reason people still remember it was where he ended up.
Learn more about The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust and what happened in its aftermath, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The James Webb Space Telescope
20 december 2021 · 10 min
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Sometime within the next week of my recording this episode, hopefully, a rocket will be launched from the European Space Agency’s launch facility in French Guyana.
On it will be NASA’s latest and greatest space telescope. It is unlike anything which has ever been launched into space before, and if successful, it will allow us to see further than we ever have.
Learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope and how it will radically advance astronomy, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Why You Can’t Resign From the British Parliament (Encore)
19 december 2021 · 9 min
The British House of Commons has been called the Best Club in Town due to the fact that there is a 1,000-gallon vat of Scotch whiskey located in the cellar.
However, I prefer to think of it as a roach motel. Because technically, once you are elected to Parliament, you can’t leave. It is actually illegal to resign from the House of Commons. Lees meerYet, people seemingly do all the time.
Learn more about the convoluted way you can quit the House of Commons on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Tsunamis
18 december 2021 · 11 min
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They are some of the most devastating natural disasters on Earth. They can strike without warning, or sometimes you might have several hours’ notice.
Their effects can be limited to small areas, or they can devastate communities on opposite sides of the world.
They have killed hundreds of thousands of people and have been responsible for billions of dollars in damage.
Learn more about tsunamis, what causes them and how devastating they can be, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
17 december 2021 · 10 min
On March 25, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history took place. In the middle of Manhattan, a fire broke out in a garment factory that killed 146 people. Most of the deaths were totally preventable, and the legacy of that incident had repercussions that still exist today. Learn more about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its legacy, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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All About Chess
16 december 2021 · 13 min
It is arguably the world’s oldest game, yet it is one of the most popular cybersports. It has been called the game of kings, and yet it can be mastered by children. Its origins are truly global having passed through several of the world’s greatest civilizations, and it can and is played almost everywhere on Earth. I am of course talking about chess. Learn more about chess, where the game came from, and how it is played today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Moon Rocks
15 december 2021 · 13 min
From 1969 through 1972 six Apollo missions landed on the moon and returned a total of 840 pounds of moon rocks to the Earth. Geologists were able to study them and learned an enormous amount about the composition and formation of the moon. However, those same rocks have been the center of several controversies and mysteries ever since they came back to Earth. Learn more about moon rocks and where they are now on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The History of World Fairs
14 december 2021 · 12 min
A world’s fair used to be a very big deal. They would draw tens of millions of visitors and they would showcase some of the most cutting edge advancements in science and technology. They were also responsible for the creation of some of the most iconic structures in the world. Nowadays…..eh….not so much. Learn more about world fairs and how they shaped history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Wives of Henry VIII
13 december 2021 · 13 min
Henry, King of England, Ireland, and Wales, Eighth of his name and head of the House of Tudor, was one of the most significant monarchs in British history. One of the things which made his reign so significant was the controversy surrounding his wives. His marriages completely changed the course of England and of Christianity in Europe. Learn more about the wives of Henry VIII, all six of them, and how they met their fates, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Mount Tambora Eruption (Encore)
12 december 2021 · 9 min
In 1815, one of the most catastrophic and deadly events in recorded human history occurred in Indonesia. A volcanic explosion took place which was larger than anything, any human had ever witnessed in over 10,000 years. The total global death toll from the event might have been as high as the tens of millions. Learn more about the Mount Tambora explosion on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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A Human History of Ice
11 december 2021 · 12 min
Humans have been aware of ice for as long as there have been humans and ice. However, using ice outside of winter has always been a huge challenge, but that didn’t stop people from trying to harness and use ice even when it was well out of season. It wasn’t until relatively recently, historically speaking, that ice became something that most people could just take for granted. Learn more about ice and how humans managed to make and store it before they had electricity.
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Plutonium
10 december 2021 · 13 min
In 1939, the last naturally occurring element on Earth, francium, was discovered. However, the periodic table of elements still wasn’t full. The next year, a non-natural element was discovered: Plutonium. This new unnatural element had fascinating properties which made it incredibly useful and incredibly dangerous. Learn more about plutonium, how it is made, and what it can do, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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How Accounting Changed The World
9 december 2021 · 10 min
There are some subjects that are perceived to be mind-numbingly dull and boring. One such subject is accounting. Yet, believe it or not, accounting and bookkeeping have not only have been around since the dawn of human civilization, but they also had a hand in shaping it. Without it, the world would be a very different place today. Learn more about accounting and bookkeeping, and how they really aren’t as boring as they seem, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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December 8, 1941
8 december 2021 · 11 min
Most people are probably aware of the events which took place on December 7, 1941. As Franklin Roosevelt said, “it was a day that would live in infamy.” However, the events of December 7 weren’t limited to Hawaii, and they weren’t even limited to December 7. It was part of a much larger operation, the other elements of which are often overlooked today. Learn more about the events of December 8, 1941, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Sejanus (Encore)
7 december 2021 · 11 min
The second Roman emperor was Tiberius. His right-hand man was the leader of his Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Seianus, known to us as Sejanus. Over the years, Sejanus slowly gained power and influence as well as a host of enemies throughout Rome. Eventually, however, all of his social-climbing and power acquisition eventually came to an end in one spectacular and disastrous day. Learn more about Sejanus and his spectacular downfall, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Saint Nicholas
6 december 2021 · 8 min
On December 6 every year, countries all across Europe celebrate Saint Nicholas Day. The way they celebrate can vary dramatically from place to place, but what they all have in common is honoring a man with a long white beard who gives presents to children. If all that sounds familiar, it should. Learn more about St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas day, and how it is celebrated around the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Pope Joan
5 december 2021 · 10 min
According to the records of the Catholic Church, there have been 266 men who have been pope. However, for centuries it was thought that there was another pope not on the list that was different from all of the others. What made this pope different is that the pope was a woman. Learn more about the legend of Pope Joan, both the fact and the fiction, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Internal Combustion Engine
4 december 2021 · 11 min
One of the technologies which have helped make the modern world is the internal combustion engine. Without it, the world would be a very different place today. Yet it wasn’t a technology that appeared fully formed. It was developed incrementally over a century. To get it to a point where it was viable for use in vehicles took numerous innovations.
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Olympic Boondoggles
3 december 2021 · 13 min
Hosting the Olympics can be a huge honor for the city that hosts the event. Cities from around the world have competed for the privilege. However, some cities which have hosted the Olympics have come to regret the decisions. In fact, they paid for the privilege of hosting the event decades after the fact. Learn more about Olympic boondoggles and the very complicated economics behind hosting the Olympic games on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Banana Republics
2 december 2021 · 10 min
The term “banana republic” is often used pejoratively to describe small, poor, unstable developing countries. Being called a banana republic is never a good thing. However, that term has a very real origin which involved actual bananas, mercenaries, corporate money, and the American government. Learn more about Banana Republics, where the name comes from, and the history behind them, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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