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e: Euler's Number
Episode 1275
There are an infinite number of numbers, but some numbers are more important than others.
One number, which might just be the most important number, …
2 years, 2 months ago
Spirits and Liqueurs
Episode 1274
Thousands of years ago, the first humans accidentally created the first beer and wine. This occurred naturally when yeast in the air converted sugars…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Surprising History of Salt
Episode 1273
One of the most important substances throughout world history has been salt.
Salt might seem mundane, but it is actually necessary for the functionin…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Black Death
Episode 1272
During the 14th century, the world saw one of its most traumatic episodes.
A plague spread through Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa th…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Second Triumvirate (Encore)
Episode 1271
From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. They called this system …
2 years, 2 months ago
High Fructose Corn Syrup (Encore)
Episode 1270
In 1957, two chemists at the Clinton Corn Processing Company of Clinton, Iowa, developed a system for converting the glucose found in corn starch int…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Tomb of Alexander the Great (Encore)
Episode 1269
By the age of 32, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the world, which was known to him.
This episode is not about any of that. This is about w…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Encore)
Episode 1268
On Christmas Eve, 1914, something remarkable happened on the western front during the First World War.
Soldiers in the trenches on both sides of no m…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why is Christmas on December 25?
Episode 1267
Every year, people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. In many countries, it is the biggest single holiday of the year.
Why is it ce…
2 years, 2 months ago
Apollo 8
Episode 1266
On December 21, 1968, a Saturn V rocket was launched from Florida that did something that had never been done before. It took three men outside of th…
2 years, 2 months ago