Questions and Answers: Volume 21
In 8 BC, the Roman senate passed a resolution renaming the month of Sextillis to August to honor the emperor Augustus. They chose Sextillis, which was the sixth month in the calendar because it was t...
3 Elo 202415min
Home Field Advantage
In almost all sports, people will refer to what is known as having a home-field advantage. Home-field advantage is a simple concept. It implies that teams playing in their home stadium, arena, or fiel...
2 Elo 202414min
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, aka The Spruce Goose (Encore)
During the height of the Second World War, American shipping to Europe was constantly being attacked by German U-boats. In an attempt to completely bypass German subs, aviation pioneer Howard Hughes ...
1 Elo 202413min
The Library of Congress
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The Library of Congress was originally intended to be the library of th...
31 Heinä 202415min
The Murder of Thomas Becket (Encore)
On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by four armed knights while preparing for his evening prayers. The ramifications of t...
30 Heinä 202414min
Yellowstone National Park
Located in the state of Wyoming and a little bit of Montana and Idaho lies one of the world’s greatest national parks on Earth: Yellowstone. In the 19th century, Yellowstone was declared the first na...
29 Heinä 202414min
Gamblers Who Beat the House
You have probably heard the expression, “The house always wins.” This is usually true….in fact, it's almost always true. If it weren’t true, then casinos wouldn’t exist. Every game in a casino is desi...
28 Heinä 202414min
Why Did The Roman Empire Fall?
For over 1000 years, Rome, either in its Republican or Imperial form, was the dominant power in the Mediterranean. Then, at least in the West, the empire eventually fell apart. Ever since people hav...
27 Heinä 202414min
