The British Line of Succession
The British Crown is unquestionably the best-known monarchy in the world. As with all monarchies, there is a strict line of succession featuring many names you’ve probably heard of: Prince Charles, Pr...
21 Jul 202011min
The Six Star General
If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today They go from Second Lieutenant all the way up to the rank of General, which i...
20 Jul 202011min
The 1960 Presidential Election Popular Vote
There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in the electoral college. However, there is a very good argument to be made that th...
19 Jul 202011min
Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win?
Jessie Ownes was the world record holder in the men’s 100m dash and won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. Usain Bolt is the current world record holder in the men’s 100m and won 3 gold medals in th...
18 Jul 202012min
Zero, My Hero: A History of the Number Zero
This episode is about nothing. Not in the sense that Seinfield was a TV show about nothing, but rather this is literally about nothing. It is about the number zero. A number that few people bot...
17 Jul 20209min
The Army That Never Was: The First US Army Group
Bluffing is one of the most important aspects of playing poker. In any strategic game, in fact, deception can be critical to success. Warfare is no different. Deceiving an enemy can often mean the dif...
16 Jul 20208min
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. E...
15 Jul 202012min
Rutherford B. Hayes is a Big Deal in Paraguay
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States. He is famous for being the second person to win the presidency without winning the popular vote, and he won in the electoral coll...
14 Jul 20208min
