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The Domain Name System
Episode 1344
Behind almost every web page, email, and podcast is a system that translates addresses understandable to humans to something which can be understood …
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The History of Military Ranks
Episode 1343
Every military in the world is a hierarchal organization. There are people at the top who make decisions, people down below who follow those orders, …
2 years ago
Daylight Savings (Encore)
Episode 1342
Every year, around this time, people who live in northern latitude countries turn their clocks ahead one hour. Then, months later, we do the exact sa…
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The Legend of Ned Kelly (Encore)
Episode 1341
In the late 19th century, the American frontier became famous for its outlaws and gangsters. Men like Billy the Kid and Jesse James became notorious …
2 years ago
Senegal and The Gambia
Episode 1340
Nestled in the heart of West Africa lie two nations with distinct identities yet tied together by a common geography and history: Senegal and The Gam…
2 years ago
The Discover of DNA
Episode 1339
One of the most important advancements in the 20th century was the identification of the structure of the DNA molecule.
However, that discovery didn’t…
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The History of Postal Delivery (Encore)
Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages.
For thousands of years, it would have been…
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Episode 1337
In 1804, one of the most significant individuals of the 19th century placed a crown upon his head in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and declare…
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The Little Ice Age (Encore)
Episode 1336
Approximately 700 years ago, something happened to the Earth’s climate.
The world started to cool down. It wasn’t dramatic enough to cause another ic…
2 years ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 16
Episode 1335
Several centuries ago, many places celebrated the start of the new year in March, not January.
March was originally the first month of the year, acco…
2 years ago