The Time of Three Popes
For centuries, the Catholic Pope has held a position of immense importance within the Catholic Church, a spiritual leader and a representative of Christ on earth. But did you know that between 1378 an...
5 Mar 20246min
Harlem Hellfighters and Jazz
History students have undoubtedly heard the story of the famed World War I, the all-African American 369th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, the Harlem Hellfighters. But did you know that apart from...
29 Feb 20247min
Britain's Twelve-Day Sleep
It was not a national crisis of narcolepsy nor a curious phenomenon of unexplainable proportions, but did you know that on the night of Wednesday, September 2, 1752, the inhabitants of Britain and its...
27 Feb 20246min
Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin
The following episode contains sensitive information - listener discretion is advised. Nazi crimes need no introduction - with millions of lives lost to Adolf Hitler's regime. But did you know that a...
22 Feb 20246min
Barbers at Moscow's Gates
The impact of Peter the Great on Russia was perhaps greater than even the most famous absolute ruler, Louis XIV, had on France. But did you know that as part of his modernization program of the 1680s,...
20 Feb 20246min
Mr. Celsius and Mr. Fahrenheit
We have all heard their last names, yet many of us do not know much of the men behind them. But did you know that the world's most known temperature scales are based on real men, Anders Celcius and Da...
15 Feb 20247min
Picasso Steals the Mona Lisa?
One does not need to be an art specialist, nor even like art for that matter, to have heard of the famed artist Pablo Picasso or Leonardo DaVinci's 1507 painting, the Mona Lisa. But did you know that ...
13 Feb 20246min
The Real Kamikaze
The term Kamikaze is most commonly associated with a specific type of suicide attack carried out by Japanese pilots during World War II. But did you know the term has historical roots in the context o...
8 Feb 20246min
