Ambergris: The World's Most Valuable Smelly Substance

Ambergris: The World's Most Valuable Smelly Substance

One of the rarest and most expensive substances in the world is actually pretty disgusting. The way it is created is pretty gross, it looks pretty gross, and smells even worse. Despite how disgusting it is, there are people who will pay as much for it on a per gram basis as gold, yet when you get right down to it, no one really needs it. Learn more about ambergris, the treasure of the sea, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Roman Donut - LIVE!

The Roman Donut - LIVE!

This is the first episode of Everything Everywhere Daily to be recorded in front of a live audience. It was recorded on November 9, 2024, at McFleshman's Brewing Company. Sponsors Sign up at butcherb...

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Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical

Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical

If you happen to be feeling blue because you feel like a loose cannon, fear not, because I happen to like the cut of your jib. Perhaps if you have a square meal, you’ll be riding high, and by and larg...

8 Marras 202413min

The Battle of the Little Big Horn

The Battle of the Little Big Horn

One of the most famous battles in the history of the American West took place in June 1876.  An alliance of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes faced off against the United States ...

7 Marras 202415min

The Election of 1864 (Encore)

The Election of 1864 (Encore)

The election of 1860 was unquestionably the most important election in American history.  The presidential election after that was still important, but it has the distinction of being perhaps the odde...

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 Project Habakkuk

Project Habakkuk

During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to develop ideas to help them win the war.  Some of these ideas, such as the atomic bomb and the Norden bombsight, were so promising that they w...

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The Surprising Origin of Monopoly (Encore)

The Surprising Origin of Monopoly (Encore)

One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly.  Millions of copies of the game have been sold and thousands of different versions have been published.  However, the origins of the game ...

4 Marras 202413min

Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

Ancient mathematics was very different than the mathematics you are used to today.  Two primary tools ancient mathematicians used were the compass and the straightedge. With these two very simple obje...

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Questions and Answers: Volume 24

Questions and Answers: Volume 24

Right now in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, and things are getting colder.  In the southern hemisphere, the opposite is happening.  Regardless of whether you are in the North o...

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