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Back to SearchThe Surprising Origin of Monopoly
Episode 1132
One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly.
Millions of copies of the game have been sold over thousands of different versions whic…
2 years, 8 months ago
Pompey Magnus
Episode 1131
Gnaeus Pompeius was one of the most significant personalities during the late Roman Republic.
He was considered a military wunderkind who, at an earl…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Lost Civilization of Atlantis (Encore)
Episode 1130
In the Dialogues written by Plato in the year 360 BC, he wrote of a place called Atlantis. Atlantis was a land where the citizens were half-gods and …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Great Escape
Episode 1129
In 1944, several months before the D-Day invasion, a group of Allied prisoners of war hatched one of the most audacious prison escapes in military hi…
2 years, 8 months ago
The History of Tea
Episode 1128
Sometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant accidentally found its way into a pot of boil…
2 years, 8 months ago
Route 66
Episode 1127
In the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the United States became more evid…
2 years, 8 months ago