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The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii (Encore)
Episode 1423
In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted.
Vesuvius had erupted before, but this eruption was …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Wonderful World of Bees
Episode 1422
There are millions of different insect species in the world. All of them fill some niche in the ecosystem in which they live.
However, some species ar…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Law of the Sea
Episode 1421
The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.
However, between all of those places are the high seas or …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Bataan Death March
Episode 1420
On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia.
One of the big…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World (Encore)
Episode 1419
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people who moved west to claim the free land that was offered.
However, th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Joan of Arc
Episode 1418
In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the French throne, the Dauphin, and told …
1 year, 11 months ago
Nazis in South America
Episode 1417
On May 11, 1960, an auto worker who went by Ricardo Klement stepped off the bus after his shift at a Mercedes-Benz automotive plant in Buenos Aires, …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
Episode 1416
From 1929 to 1992, several governments ruled over the Balkans, all of whom used the name “Yugoslavia.”
Yugoslavia was a country that began with a drea…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why Does a Week Have Seven Days? (Encore)
Episode 1415
Most of our major divisions of time are based on some sort of natural event.
A year is one orbit of the Earth around the sun.
A month is one orbit of …
1 year, 11 months ago
All About Viruses
Episode 1414
Inside you right now are most probably millions of, possibly even trillions of viruses.
Some viruses are extremely deadly, but the vast majority are …
1 year, 11 months ago