The Last Crow War Chief

The Last Crow War Chief

This episode is the story of a man, who if you don’t know his name, you probably should: Joe Medicine Crow.  Joe Medicine Crow was a scholar, an author, a historian, a spokesperson, and a warrior. In fact, he was the last person to have earned the title of War Chief in the Crow Nation, …

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Disco Demolition Night

Disco Demolition Night

Major League Baseball has a long history of bad marketing ideas. From 10 cent beer night to baseball bat night, to giving fans balls they can throw on to the field as they entered the stadium, baseball has a long list of horrible ideas to bring people into the stadium. However, the absolute worst idea, …

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The Greatest Simplest Idea Ever: The History of the Stirrup

The Greatest Simplest Idea Ever: The History of the Stirrup

Every so often, an idea comes along that is so simple, yet so profound that you smack yourself in the head for not having thought of it yourself. Even more rare is such an idea that can have global implications. An idea that can create empires, topple kingdoms, and establish economic orders which can last …

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Stealing the Mona Lisa

Stealing the Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is unquestionably the most famous painting in the world. Heck, it is probably the most famous work of art in the world.  Yet the reason why it is so famous is due to an event which happened on the 21st of August 1911. It was wasn’t for the events of that day, …

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Did the Ancient Romans and Chinese Have Contact?

Did Ancient Rome and Ancient China Have Contact?

2,000 years ago the Han Empire in China and the Roman Empire in Europe were the two greatest empires in the world.  Between them, they covered an enormous amount of the Earth’s land and a large percentage of the world’s population.  But were these two great empires even aware of each other? If so, was …

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The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

You probably heard the expression that something is “the greatest thing since sliced bread”.  Well did you ever wonder what the greatest thing was before sliced bread? Or why we measure greatness in terms of sliced bread?  Well, there’s an answer to these questions.   Learn more about why sliced bread is so freaking amazing on …

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How Many Countries Are There?

How Many Countries Are There?

If you wanted to know how many countries there were in the world it should be a pretty easy thing to find out. Go to a map, count all the countries, and voila!  However, it isn’t even remotely close to being that simple. Defining what is a country is extremely difficult and has been a …

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Broccoli, James Broccoli

Broccoli, James Broccoli

You probably couldn’t think of two things which are further apart than the character James Bond and the vegetable broccoli. Yet, in a not so roundabout way, there is a very direct connection between the two.  In fact, if it wasn’t for broccoli, we might never have had any James Bond movies.  Find out what …

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The 1904 Olympic Marathon

The 1904 Olympic Marathon

The 3rd Olympic Games held in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri was unquestionably the greatest train wreck of an Olympics ever held. In fact, the Olympics in ancient Greece were probably better organized and better attended than the 1904 Olympics.  Nothing quite exemplifies the hot mess which was the St. Louis Olympics quite like the …

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