Time Zone Oddities

Time Zone Oddities

Before we created time zones, every village, town, and city had their own local time. You’d set the town’s clock according to when the sun was at its highest point each day, and everything was fine. Eventually, life got faster. Trains began moving between towns and small differences in time began to cause problems. This eventually led to the creation of time zones, so we could get everyone in the world on the same page as far as what time it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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LEGO

LEGO

Lego is one of the best-known toy brands in the world.  Known for its fun and complex building process, the small plastic bricks encourage creativity and playability, and have become a staple in most...

13 Marras 202515min

Dubai

Dubai

Just 60 years ago, Dubai was a sandy, underpopulated port on a minor creek emptying into the Persian Gulf.  Today, it is one of the most important cities in the world. It is a global center for trade...

12 Marras 202514min

The World's Greatest Art Museums

The World's Greatest Art Museums

For thousands of years, human beings have created works of art. Many of these works are commissioned by rulers, merchants, or religious leaders.  Over time, many of these great works have found their...

11 Marras 202514min

The Taiping Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion

In the mid-19th century, China experienced its greatest civil war.  It was a conflict that set China on a course that eventually led to China’s Century of Humiliation and the fall of the Qing Dynasty...

10 Marras 202515min

Cracking the Enigma Code (Encore)

Cracking the Enigma Code (Encore)

During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought was an uncrackable encryption system.  It was a really good encryption system, and for the longest time, the Allies had a difficult tim...

9 Marras 202513min

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad

Located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between the nations of Lithuania and Poland, is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad, as it is today, does not have a deep history. For most of its hi...

8 Marras 202514min

The Year 1950

The Year 1950

In the year 1950, the world was halfway through the 20th century.  In the 25 years prior, the world had seen the greatest economic downturn in modern history and the greatest war the world had ever k...

7 Marras 202514min

Compound Interest (Encore)

Compound Interest (Encore)

One of the most powerful forces in economics and finance is compound interest.  Not everyone understands compound interest, even though they may reap its benefits or suffer its consequences.  Compou...

6 Marras 202516min

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