St. Patrick's Day
Every March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated. Everyone wears a lot of green, there are parades, shamrocks, and a whole lot of drinking. But who exactly was St. Patrick? Why do we celebrate his da...
17 Mar 20219min
Unratified Constitutional Amendments
The United States Constitution spells out a very specific process for how to amend the document. First, Congress must vote to approve the amendment. Then the amendment is sent to the state legislature...
16 Mar 202112min
El Gordo: The World's Biggest Lottery
Every so often, you see lottery jackpots that grow to enormous levels. Lotteries such as Powerball and Mega Millions have on occasion grown to have prizes over $1 billion dollars. However, they all pa...
15 Mar 20219min
What's the Deal With Daylight Savings?
Every year, around this time, people who live in northern latitude countries turn their clocks ahead one hour. Then, months later, we do the exact same thing in reverse, setting all of our clocks back...
14 Mar 202111min
How the US Civil War REALLY Ended
According to most history books, the United States Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This is a t...
13 Mar 202111min
How Australia Won Its First Winter Olympics Gold Medal
Australia is what I would call a sporting country. Cricket, rugby, and Australian Football are all incredibly popular sports. Australia has also really punched above its weight in the Summer Olympics,...
12 Mar 20219min
Why Does San Marino Even Exist?
The country of San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world. It is completely surrounded by Italy, is about 24 square miles in area, and has a population of about 33,000 people. The most i...
11 Mar 202112min
A History of Vaccines
Right now vaccinations are all over the news. There are many companies that have developed vaccines for COVID-19 and there is a good chance that most people in the world will wind up getting a vaccine...
10 Mar 202110min
