Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour?

Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour?

Genghis Khan has more death attributed to him than any other person in history. Learn about Genghis Kahn and the siege Genghis Khan conducted on Nishapur.

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Unearthed! in July 2025, Part 2

Unearthed! in July 2025, Part 2

This edition of Unearthed! continues, this time covering the mixed items we call potpourri, shipwrecks, edibles and potables, books and letters, and exhumations. Research: Agencia Brasil. “Cave Pain...

23 Jul 202543min

Unearthed! in July 2025, Part 1

Unearthed! in July 2025, Part 1

This installment of Unearthed! starts with lots of updates! And then some art-related unearthings, and a few things at the end that fall under the category of adult content. Research: Agencia Brasil....

21 Jul 202545min

SYMHC Classics: Lady Jane Grey

SYMHC Classics: Lady Jane Grey

This 2017 episode covers a very short time between Edward VI and Mary I when Lady Jane was, at least nominally, Queen of England and Ireland. Whether she had any right to the title is still the subjec...

19 Jul 202528min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Sewing Basket

Behind the Scenes Minis: Sewing Basket

Holly and Tracy discuss the challenge of enlarging sewing patterns from small diagrams. They also talk about one of Butterick's most popular patterns of all time -- the 1952 walk-away dress. See omnys...

18 Jul 202519min

Paper Sewing Patterns, Part 2

Paper Sewing Patterns, Part 2

Ellen Curtis Demorest and Ebeneezer Butterick are the two names most often invoked as the start of multi-sized patterns printed for home sewists. Once they proved it was a viable business, a lot of ot...

16 Jul 202534min

Paper Sewing Patterns, Part 1

Paper Sewing Patterns, Part 1

Commercially available sewing patterns have been a cornerstone of home stitching for a century. But well before they existed, there were people trying to share sewing patterns. Research: Alcega, Joa...

14 Jul 202538min

SYMHC Class: Poison Control

SYMHC Class: Poison Control

This 2020 episode examines how the U.S. got to the point of having one resource, specifically for poisoning, that’s so reliable and available that it gets printed on the labels of consumer products.Se...

12 Jul 202536min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pens and Dog Radios

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pens and Dog Radios

Tracy and Holly talk about their favorite pens, and Tracy describes a unique radio she had as a child.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Jul 202520min

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