ALL RATS MUST DIE!!!
Humans and rats have lived in an uneasy relationship for millennia. Rats have spread diseases like the bubonic plague, destroyed grain harvests, and stolen our pizzas. In return, rats have given humans…...pretty much nothing. As such, humans have waged a relentless war against rats which for the most part has gone nowhere. However, there are some fronts where we have had amazing success. Learn more about humanity’s war on rats on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sparta: The Ancient Greek Warrior State

Sparta: The Ancient Greek Warrior State

Few societies in history have inspired as much fascination as ancient Sparta.  It was a city-state built on discipline, military power, and a way of life unlike anywhere else in the ancient world.  ...

30 Apr 15min

The Resurrectionists: Grave Robbers Who Built Modern Medicine

The Resurrectionists: Grave Robbers Who Built Modern Medicine

In the early days of modern medicine, some of the most important scientific breakthroughs depended on a deeply disturbing underground trade.  Under the cover of darkness, gangs known as Resurrectioni...

29 Apr 15min

Bernardo de Gálvez: Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution

Bernardo de Gálvez: Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution

When Americans tell the story of the Revolutionary War, the focus usually falls on Washington, Jefferson, and the battles fought in the thirteen colonies.  Yet independence was also won through forei...

28 Apr 16min

Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World

Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World

It is soft, common, and something most people wear almost every day. Yet behind this humble fabric lies one of the most dramatic stories in human history.  Cotton connected ancient civilizations, bui...

27 Apr 14min

The World's Oddest Riots

The World's Oddest Riots

Most riots are born from serious grievances: politics, poverty, religion, or oppression.  Yet history is also filled with eruptions of violence that began for reasons so strange, so unexpected, and s...

26 Apr 14min

Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History

Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History

When you think of the richest people in history, you usually imagine kings, emperors, or maybe modern tech billionaires.  Yet 500 years ago, one merchant banker from Augsburg may have been wealthier ...

25 Apr 15min

The Caucasus: Where Europe Meets Asia

The Caucasus: Where Europe Meets Asia

Between the Black and the Caspian Seas lies one of the most complicated places on Earth.  Towering mountains, ancient kingdoms, dozens of languages, competing empires, and conflicts that still shape ...

24 Apr 14min

Mythical Creatures: Unicorns, Dragons, and Mermaids

Mythical Creatures: Unicorns, Dragons, and Mermaids

Throughout history, people have believed in or told stories about fantastical creatures to teach lessons, explain the unknown, or entertain others.  Many of these stories originated from accounts by ...

23 Apr 15min

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