The Battle of Tours (Encore)
In the year 732, one of the most important battles in world history took place between the cities of Tours and Portier in France. On one side was an unstoppable juggernaut that had amassed one of th...
7 Touko 202513min
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 miles of rock beneath your feet. All of that rock isn’t the same. There exist different layers below the ...
6 Touko 202515min
Triple Crowns and Grand Slams
Many different sports have a concept of a triple crown or a grand slam. What it is defined as differs from sport to sport, but what they all have in common is that achieving a triple crown or a gran...
5 Touko 202514min
A Brief History of Australia
Australia is a unique country. By area, it's huge. By population, however, it is dwarfed by smaller countries such as Nepal, Ghana, Yemen, and the United Kingdom. By modern standards, the nation i...
4 Touko 202514min
When Exactly Did the Roman Empire Fall? (Encore)
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in the ancient world. It left us a host of languages based on Latin, as well as many cultural institutions which still exist. While the Roman Empire...
3 Touko 202513min
The Isles of Scilly and the 350-Year War
Located off the tip of Cornwall, England, lies a small group of islands known as the Isles of Scilly. If you’ve never heard of the Isles of Scilly before, you probably just chuckled when you heard t...
2 Touko 202514min
Questions and Answers: Volume 30
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1 Touko 202513min
The Bahamas
Located just 50 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida, is the nation of the Bahamas. It is a large archipelago of islands covering over 5000 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bahamas are a uniq...
30 Huhti 202516min
