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Penguins
Episode 2298
They are among the most recognizable animals on Earth, yet their history is far more surprising than their appearance suggests.
Their ancestors lived…
1 week, 3 days ago
The Euro
Episode 2297
For centuries, European nations had their own currencies, each representing their national identity and economic independence.
However, following the…
1 week, 4 days ago
Cargo Cults
Episode 2296
During the twentieth century, people on remote Pacific islands witnessed something that would forever change their societies.
Foreigners arrived with…
1 week, 5 days ago
Leopold and Loeb
Episode 2295
In 1924, two young men from wealthy Chicago families believed they were intellectually superior to everyone around them.
Both were exceptionally inte…
1 week, 6 days ago
Caravanserais
Episode 2294
For thousands of years, merchants traveled across vast deserts and dangerous mountain passes, carrying valuable goods between distant civilizations.
…2 weeks ago
The Thirty Years’ War (Encore)
Episode 2293
17th-century Europe was witness to one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history.
The conflict lasted over a generation and was responsib…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Lost Masterpieces of World War II
Episode 2292
Throughout history, conquering armies have carried away the treasures of defeated nations. But during the Second World War, this practice reached an …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes
Episode 2291
Scientific research is usually associated with serious people asking serious questions.
However, some of the most fascinating discoveries come from …
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The 2026 Nobel Prizes
Episode 2290
In his will, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, left most of his fortune to establish a prize honoring achievements in various fields.
Except d…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Domestication of Goats
Episode 2289
Thousands of years ago, humans began forming a relationship with an animal that would become one of history's most important livestock species.
It c…
2 weeks, 5 days ago