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The Schlieffen Plan
24 augustus 2021 · 10 min
When the Austro-Hungarian Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated it set off a chain reaction resulting in the First World War. That chain reaction, however, was fully anticipated and one of the belligerent countries, Germany, had a plan in their back pocket ready to go. It was a highly detailed plan, nine years in the marking, which was designed to give them a swift victory. Learn more about the Schlieffen Plan, and why it didn’t work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Dead Sea
23 augustus 2021 · 12 min
Divided between Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian West Bank lies the lowest point on the surface of the Earth: The Dead Sea. Lees meer
Not only is it the lowest point on Earth, but the sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water on the planet.
But how did this place come to exist, and is it true that it will completely disappear at some point?
Learn more about the Dead Sea and how it came to be, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Black Tot Day
22 augustus 2021 · 10 min
For several hundred years, the British navy was the most powerful in the world. One of the things which the British navy ran on was rum. Lees meer
Every sailor on a British ship for hundreds of years was given a daily ration of rum.
However, on one dark day, the tradition of the daily rum allotment came to an end.
Learn more about Black Tot Day and why it saddened a generation of British sailors, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Civic Crown
21 augustus 2021 · 10 min
If you’ve ever seen a sculpture or an ancient coin of a Roman Emperor, you probably have noticed that they were wearing a wreath on their head. Lees meer
That wreath, however, doesn’t mean what you probably think it means. It actually had a specific meaning which predated the imperial age, and the reason why emperors wore it all has to do with a single person.
Learn more about the Civic Crown, also known as the Corona Civica, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Fritz Haber: The Best and Worst Chemist in History
20 augustus 2021 · 11 min
Fritz Haber is unquestionably one of the greatest chemists in history. He was a Nobel prize winner and his inventions have touched billions of lives. Lees meer
However, Haber is a two-sided coin.
He has touched the lives of millions for the better, and he also touched the lives of millions for the worse.
Learn more about Fritz Haber, perhaps the best and worst chemist in history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Golden Record (Encore)
19 augustus 2021 · 11 min
In the 1970s NASA embarked on a mission it had never attempted before. Due to a fortunate alignment of planets, they were going to attempt to send robotic probes on a flyby mission to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, before being sent to deep space, out of the solar system. Lees meer
Some of the mission planners figured if they were going to send a probe all that way, maybe they might as well add something extra to the payload.
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The History of Credit Cards
18 augustus 2021 · 13 min
One of the most ubiquitous forms of payment today is credit cards. The odds are good that you have one, and most probably have one on your person right now. Lees meer
But how did it develop that you could pay for something by just giving someone a piece of plastic? How exactly does this system work and how do credit card companies make money?
Learn more about credit cards, where they came from and how they work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The USS Indianapolis
17 augustus 2021 · 12 min
There are tens of millions of stories to come out of World War II. Many of them are tales of horrible human cruelty. Lees meer
However, there is one particular story that is as horrific as any other, yet it doesn’t involve human barbarity, it involves nature. It was so horrific that it has been the subject of books and movies, and was the inspiration for the film Jaws.
Learn more about the USS Indianapolis and the terrifying fate of its sailors, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Snake Oil
16 augustus 2021 · 10 min
If you were to call someone a snake oil salesman, it usually means they are trying to defraud someone, and more specifically it often implies making false medical claims. Lees meer
But what exactly is snake oil, and why did it develop such a bad reputation, and why specifically do we use snake oil for such a negative metaphor?
Learn more about snake oil and why we still reference it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Lullaby and Goodnight
15 augustus 2021 · 11 min
There are few things that are truly universal across all cultures and throughout history. These things are often so obvious that we overlook them and forget how they are things that make us human. Lees meer
One such thing which seems so simple yet actually has profound origins: singing children to sleep.
Learn more about the lullaby and how it is one of the things which all humanity has in common, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Aberfan Disaster
14 augustus 2021 · 11 min
On Friday, October 21, 1966, the small Welsh village of Aberfan suffered woke up to a typical autumn day. Many of the men in the village went to work at the local coal mine and the children went to the local school. Lees meer
At 9:15 am, the lives of everyone in the village had changed forever. The village suffered one of the worst industrial accidents in British history.
Learn more about the Aberfan Disaster, its causes, and its aftermath, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Great Molasses Flood (Encore)
13 augustus 2021 · 11 min
On January 15, 1919, the city of Boston suffered its greatest disaster when a storage tank filled with over 2 million gallons of molasses burst and killed 21 people and injured 150 more. Lees meer
Researchers have been studying the unique circumstances surrounding this industrial accident ever since.
Learn more about the Great Boston Molasses Flood on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Electric Cars
12 augustus 2021 · 15 min
There is an old saying that everything old is new again. This is certainly true with electric cars. Lees meer
The recent surge in popularity of electric vehicles is technically a resurgence, because believe it or not, there was a time when electric cars were more popular than cars with internal combustion engines.
Learn more about electric cars, their history, future, as well as their benefits and drawbacks, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Salvator Mundi
11 augustus 2021 · 11 min
In 2005, a small auction house in New Orleans sold a painting at auction labeled at Lot 664. The description of the item was simply, “Christ Salvator Mundi. Oil on cradled panel.” Lees meer
The painting was sold for $1,000.
Twelve years later, the same painting was sold at Christie’s in New York for a record $450 million dollars.
Learn more about Salvator Mundi, the world’s most expensive painting, and the controversy surrounding it, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Other Mozart
10 augustus 2021 · 11 min
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known to almost everyone in the world. If he isn’t known, then his music certainly is. Lees meer
Even though he is one of the greatest composers in history, he was not the only musician in his family. In fact, according to some, he might not have even been the best musician in his family.
Learn more about Maria Anna Mozart, the other Mozart, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Tokyo 2020: Medals and Records
9 augustus 2021 · 12 min
Most coverage of the Olympics is very biased towards whatever country you happen to live in, and certain popular sports. Lees meer
Lesser sports and accomplishments from athletes in other countries may often be completely overlooked.
So, I figured I’d give a recap of the Tokyo Olympics by putting my very special touch on it, and focus on the exceptional performances across all sports from this Olympics.
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Queen Boudica
8 augustus 2021 · 10 min
In the year 60, Roman forces on the island of Britain, the Roman town of Lunduniam, modern-day London, were attacked and sacked by a group of native Celts. Lees meer
They lashed out at the Romans over years of poor treatment abuse.
When Romans lost Lunduniam, they were shocked and embarrassed, not just at the loss to a group of barbarians, but because those barbarians were led by a woman.
Learn more about Queen Boudica on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Monty Hall Problem (Encore)
7 augustus 2021 · 8 min
For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal. Lees meer
In the show, they played a very simple game where you would choose one of three doors. This simple game has led to one of the most controversial and public kerfuffles amongst mathematicians, which caused many distinguished mathematicians to have egg on their face.
Learn more about the Monty Hall Problem on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The 27th Amendment
6 augustus 2021 · 10 min
The American constitution was written in 1788, but there was a mechanism built in to adapt and change the document. Lees meer
Since 1788 the Constitution has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992.
The most recent amendment, however, had a path to ratification which was far different than any other of the 26 before it.
Learn more about the 27th amendment and the very circuitous route it took to ratification, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The American Whig Party
5 augustus 2021 · 10 min
American politics has been called a two-party system. While there are two major parties today, and those two parties have been around a long time, they weren’t always the only two parties. In fact, there was a political party in the US that, took its name from a British political party, had four US presidents, and even held control of Congress for several years. Today, they are all but unknown to most people.
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How Do Satellites Work?
4 augustus 2021 · 13 min
Somewhere over your head, right the moment is an artificial satellite. Many of them actually. Lees meer
They beam television and radio signals down to Earth. They can tell us our exact time and location, and they can also help us predict the weather and they are now even providing broadband internet.
But how do they work? How do you get something to wiz around in space without crashing down?
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake
3 augustus 2021 · 11 min
On the morning of November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal set out to go to church for the feast of All Saints Day. Lees meer
Little did they know that moments later, their lives and the lives of everyone in Lisbon were about to be turned upside down and that the city of Lisbon would almost cease to exist.
Learn more about the Great Lisbon Earthquake, one of the most devastating earthquakes in history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Periodic Table of the Elements
2 augustus 2021 · 11 min
You’ve seen it in your science classrooms, and there was probably a copy of it on the inside cover of your chemistry book. Maybe if you are a real nerd, you might even have your own personal copy. Lees meer
Yet its very creation was a revolutionary breakthrough that helped scientists and generations of students understand the very things which make up our world.
Learn more about the Periodic Table of the Elements and how it helped explain the natural world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Who Was the Greatest Olympian of All Time?
1 augustus 2021 · 13 min
The modern Olympics have been celebrated for over 100 years. Since their beginning in 1896, there have been over 100,000 athletes who have competed at the Olympics and thousands of medals have been awarded. Lees meer
At every Olympics, just like clockwork, the same debate is initiated: who is the greatest Olympian of all time?
Join me as I try to answer this unanswerable question, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Robert Smalls: Man of Action (Encore)
31 juli 2021 · 10 min
Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. From that humble beginning, he went on to become a war hero, a ship captain, a presidential advisor, and a member of the US House of Representatives. Lees meer
However, he is best known for one of the most daring exploits of the entire Civil War.
Learn more about Robert Smalls on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Korean Axe Murder Incident
30 juli 2021 · 11 min
Ever since the cease-fire which ended the Korean war, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been a tense stand-off. Standing only a few meters from each other, soldiers from North Korea stand on one side with soldiers from South Korea and the United States on the other. Lees meer
On August 18, 1976, the two sides came as close as they ever have to igniting another war.
Learn more about the Korean Axe Murder Incident on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Cincinnatus
29 juli 2021 · 8 min
Throughout human history, people have killed, robbed, and put their lives at risk in the pursuit of power. In fact, almost all of history can be thought of as people, tribes, and nations all competing for power. Lees meer
However, occasionally there are those who have the ability to seize power but refuse to do so.
One man, in particular, did so twice.
Learn more about Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Were The Dark Ages Really That Dark?
28 juli 2021 · 10 min
The term Dark Ages has been used to refer to a period in European history when culture supposedly regressed and civilization was in decline. Lees meer
The idea of a Dark Ages is one that was prevalent amongst historians for centuries.
But lately, historians have been reconsidering the idea of a Dark Age and questioning if there really was a Dark Age.
Learn more about the Dark Ages and if they were really that dark, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Timothy Dexter: Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky
27 juli 2021 · 11 min
You’ve probably heard the stories of many titans of industry. People like John D. Rockefeller, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos grew their companies to become large enterprises and then became fantastically wealthy. Lees meer
To be sure, having intelligence, skill and foresight can certainly lead to success in business.
But sometimes, it is far better to be lucky than good, and no one embodies this more than Lord Timothy Dexter.
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The Children of Nazis
26 juli 2021 · 10 min
Almost everyone has a black sheep in their family. Someone who maybe gets in trouble with the law and doesn’t follow rules. Lees meer
But what if you had the misfortune to be related to someone truly horrific? What if you had a relative who was in the upper echelon of the Third Reich?
For a handful of people, they had to live with the legacy of parents who were responsible for the murder of millions.
Learn more about the children of Nazis on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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All About Uranium
25 juli 2021 · 13 min
Every element on the periodic table has a completely different story. They behave differently, they exist in different abundances, and humans have totally different uses for them. Lees meer
One of the most controversial elements, if that is in fact a thing, is uranium.
Uranium can provide power, it can use destruction, and most people really don’t understand it.
Learn more about uranium, the last of the natural elements, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Last Germans to Surrender (Encore)
24 juli 2021 · 10 min
Wars can start with a bang but end with a whimper. Often an attack or an invasion will begin a war, but even one when one side surrenders, it can take days, weeks, or months for word of the capitulation to get out to everyone. Lees meer
While the European theater of World War II officially ended on May 8, 1945, the word didn’t reach everyone right away.
Learn more about the last Germans to surrender on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Modern Olympic Games
23 juli 2021 · 13 min
Almost 2,800 years ago the Ancient Greeks held a sporting event every four years on Mount Olympus. The festival was part competition, part religious celebration, and it was considered so important that wars would come to a halt in honor of the games. Then in the 19th century, one man came up with the idea of bringing the games back to life. Learn more about the Modern Olympic Movement on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The 1972 World Chess Championship
22 juli 2021 · 12 min
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in almost every arena: space, sports, and of course the military. Everything they competed in was designed to show the superiority of their respective systems. In 1972, one of the greatest cold war rivalries came to a head in Reykjavík, Iceland. It didn’t take place at a sporting event or on a battlefield. Rather, it took place over a period of two months on a chessboard.
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Barcodes
21 juli 2021 · 14 min
In 1949, a young inventor by the name of Norman Woodland was sitting on the beach in Florida. While drawing some lines in the sand, he had an idea that would revolutionize the world of retail and logistics. In fact, his invention might be found somewhere around you or on your person at this moment. Learn more about bar codes, and the closely related Universal Product Codes, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Miller-Urey Experiment
20 juli 2021 · 9 min
One of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? While there have been many theories as to how this could have happened, in 1952, two men decided to actually run an experiment to see if they could replicate the early conditions on Earth. The results were eye-opening. Learn more about the Miller-Urey Experiment and how it changed our ideas on the genesis of life, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Erfurt Latrine Disaster (Encore)
19 juli 2021 · 8 min
In the year 1184 in the Dutchy of Thuringia, in what is today the country of Germany, a conflict raged between the Count of Thuringia and the Archbishop of Mainz. To resolve this dispute, the German King Henrich VI called the parties to the city of Erfurt to settle their outstanding issues. Things did not go as anyone planned. Learn more about the Erfurt Latrine Disaster on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Last Soldier to Die in World War I
18 juli 2021 · 10 min
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the Great War came to an end. In the preceding four years and four months, the world saw the greatest bloodletting history up until that point. Even after the announcement of the armistice, the war continued for several hours. During that time, soldiers still died. One, in particular, died at the very last minute of the war.
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands
17 juli 2021 · 10 min
When I mention the Kingdom of the Netherlands, you are probably thinking of the country in Europe that is really flat, where they ride bikes, have windmills, and grow tulips. Well, that is only partially correct. Well, technically 98% correct. There are other parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and they are actually located closer to Miami than they are to Amsterdam. Learn more about the Kingdom of the Netherlands on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Great Emu War
16 juli 2021 · 9 min
After the first world war, many Australian veterans settled in the Campion district of Western Australia to become farmers on land provided by the government. It was there they encountered an enemy far more cleaver than any which they encountered in Europe. They fought this enemy with state-of-the-art weapons and vehicles, yet it still wasn’t enough. Learn more about the Great Emu War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Infinity and Beyond
15 juli 2021 · 13 min
The biggest thing there is and the biggest thing there can be is infinity. It literally has no bounds. In fact, thinking about infinity can quickly give you a nosebleed because our finite minds can’t really grasp just how enormous it really is. However, what if I were to tell you that there is something even bigger than infinity? Or, to be more accurate, there are infinities that are bigger than other infinities?
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The Eiffel Tower
14 juli 2021 · 11 min
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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Objects of State: US Edition
13 juli 2021 · 12 min
Every government had objects which central to their functioning. These are items, physical objects, usually steeped in history and tradition which are involved in the mythology of the state. In most countries, these objects are often given the status of religious relics, and in some countries, they might actually be religious relics. The United States is no exception. Learn more about the American objects of state in this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Sibylline Books
12 juli 2021 · 10 min
What do you do when you are facing a crisis? Perhaps you might consult a friend, or maybe some sort of expert? Well, the ancient Romans had a go-to source for advice whenever they a major problem. And the advice they got was…...different. Learn more about The Sibylline Books, and how they gave the Romans advice during times of crisis, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Global Temperature Extremes
11 juli 2021 · 12 min
Every so often you might hear something on the news about a record high or low temperature being set. Usually, these might be records for a particular month, or maybe for a particular place. Temperature records, especially global records, can be very contentious and there are rigid rules surrounding how such recordings are taken. Some temperature records might take years to be verified.
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Supernovas: They're a Blast
10 juli 2021 · 11 min
One of the brightest things in the universe is caused by one of the most powerful explosions in the universe: a supernova. While they don’t happen very often, they were known to ancient peoples and their appearance would often be recorded because they were such a rare and special event. Today, astrophysicists have a much better understanding of what supernovas are and how they can help us better understand the rest of the universe.
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Concorde: The Fastest Passenger Airplane in the World
9 juli 2021 · 13 min
Almost as soon as Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, people began thinking of ways to transport passengers at supersonic speeds. However, the challenges in creating a passenger aircraft that could travel at supersonic speeds were much greater than making a fighter aircraft that could do the same. In 1976, a British/French consortium launched the inaugural flight of the most successful supersonic passenger aircraft in history. Learn more about the Concorde
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Jeanne Calment: The World's Oldest Person?
8 juli 2021 · 10 min
On August 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment passed away in Arles, France. At the time, it was reported that she was 122 years and 164 days old. No one else has ever been verified to have ever even lived to the age of 120. However, in the years since her passing, many people have begun to question her story. Not only might she not have been a supercentenarian, but she might not have even been a centenarian at all.
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Khalid Ibn al-Walid: The Sword of God
7 juli 2021 · 10 min
In the 7th century, the world saw the rise of one of the most important religious and political forces in history: Islam. Springing forth from the Arabian Peninsula, within a matter of months, the Islamic Caliphate had become one of the largest empires on Earth. Much of that growth was due to one man. He wasn’t a religious leader, and he wasn’t the head of the empire. He was one of the greatest military leaders in history.
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The Hagia Sophia (Encore)
6 juli 2021 · 10 min
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest, oldest, and most significant buildings in the world. It has served as a holy place for three different religions and has been the focal point for two different empires. Almost, 1,500 years after its construction, it is still making headlines today. Learn more about the Hagia Sophia on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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