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The History of Military Ranks (Encore)
Episode 1725
Every military in the world is a hierarchical organization. There are people at the top who make decisions, people down below who follow those orders…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ramage’s Rampage
Episode 1724
On July 31, 1944, one of the greatest naval exploits in history took place in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Two American submarines led by Commander Law…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Hildegard of Bingen
Episode 1723
Over a thousand years ago, a wealthy family in Germany gave birth to their tenth child, a daughter.
They gave their child to the church, as was the c…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Columbian Exchange
Episode 1722
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Cruciferous Vegetables (Encore)
Episode 1721
One of the most common food items consumed today are cruciferous vegetables. Even if you aren’t familiar with the term, you almost certainly have con…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Marcus Aurelius: Emperor and Philosopher
Episode 1720
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The History of Whaling
Episode 1719
Whaling is something that humans have engaged in for thousands of years.
For most of that time, indigenous groups conducted it on a small scale for su…
1 year ago
Earth’s Magnetic Pole Reversals (Encore)
Episode 1718
Once every 450,000 years or so, the Earth undergoes a radical transformation.
The planet’s magnetic field will literally flip. The North Pole becomes…
1 year ago
March Madness
Episode 1717
Every March, the United States experiences a period known as March Madness. It is the time when college basketball teams compete for a national cham…
1 year ago
Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
All of you are familiar with the ABCs. It is one of the very first things that children are taught.
Not only are they taught the letters that comprise…
1 year ago