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The Horrible Voyage of the 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet (Encore)
Episode 1462
In February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan over what was territory in the current nation of China.
The problem…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Lie With Statistics
Episode 1461
Mark Twain once said, 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'
The reason why he placed statistics into its own category is…
2 years, 1 month ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 20
Episode 1460
The month of July is named after Julius Caesar. In 44 BC, after his assassination, the Roman Senate renamed the month of Quintilis after him in honor…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Declaration of Independence (Encore)
Episode 1459
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issued a document addressing their grievances with the British …
2 years, 1 month ago
Broadway
Episode 1458
One of the leading destinations for live stage performances is Broadway.
The term Broadway, derived from the street in New York City, is not just a n…
2 years, 1 month ago
Thorium (Encore)
Episode 1457
Located in the 90th place on the periodic table is the element Thorium.
Thorium, as with every element, has unique properties, making it useful in ce…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Abdication of Edward VIII
Episode 1456
In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century.
The king, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Drake Equation (Encore)
Episode 1455
In 1961, at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by Cornell Univer…
2 years, 1 month ago
The North Africa Campaign
Episode 1454
Before the Allied invasions of Normandy or Sicily in World War II, the ground war against Germany and Italy was first fought in North Africa.
The reas…
2 years, 1 month ago
Corn aka Maize
Episode 1453
The biggest agricultural crop in the world today, by total weight, is corn.
Also known as maize, corn is a crop of the New World. The ancients in Chi…
2 years, 1 month ago