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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Battle of Gettysburg
In the summer of 1863, after two years of war, Confederate General Robert E. Lee felt it was possible to swiftly end the conflict by taking the fight…
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The Invention of the Telephone
Episode 1714
The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement.
Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps none…
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