When Did Canada Become Independent?

When Did Canada Become Independent?

Transcript In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date in which the United States actually became independent.  In the case of the United States, it was a matter of pinning down when we wanted to define independence. Was it at the start of the …

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Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space

Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space

Transcript Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong is and why he is famous.  Being the first person to set foot on the moon has placed him in a unique position in world history, and he is a name that people will probably remember for thousands of years. But Apollo 11 was not his first spaceflight.  His …

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The Biggest Blowouts of All Time

The Biggest Blowouts of All Time

Transcript In the world of sports, most people enjoy very close fought, exciting games that go down to the wire. If you were to take a poll on what the best games or matches in history were in any given sport, it would probably involve a close score with a last-second victory to put one …

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The British Line of Succession

The British Line of Succession

Transcript The British Crown is unquestionably the best-known monarchy in the world. As with all monarchies, there is a strict line of succession featuring many names you’ve probably heard of: Prince Charles, Prince William, and little Prince George.  However, the rules regarding succession are more elaborate than most people realize, and the number of people …

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The Six Star General

The Six Star General

Transcript If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today They go from Second Lieutenant all the way up to the rank of General, which is the four-star variant of the rank.  There is a rank above general, a five-star …

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September 2011 Question and Answers

The following questions have been delivered by Pony Express, processed by the Dwarves of Mal-Kunath, scanned and security tested by the best and brightest TSA Agents, and finally kept in a hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnall’s doorstep. This my dear friends, is the September 2011 Q&A! Bogdan Epureanu asks on Google+: I …

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November 2012 Questions & Answers

It is time once again to open up the mail bag and answer the deep, burning questions that will change the course of history. Future generations will make required reading of the answers I provide here today. Wise men will use these answers to solve the riddles which have vexed humanity for eons. Parents will …

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Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers

Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers

Podcast Transcript One of the first mathematical concepts that most of us grasp when we are children is that there is no such thing as the biggest number. No matter what number you pick, you can always add one to it. You might think that such a simple idea wouldn’t have any profound impact in …

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The House of Wisdom

The House of Wisdom

Podcast Transcript The Abbasid Caliphate stood as a vibrant center of commerce, technology, and learning from the 8th to the 13th centuries.  At the heart of this Islamic dynasty was the House of Wisdom. It was an extraordinary institute that drew scholars from across the known world, which made Baghdad an unrivaled center of learning. …

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