The Fra Mauro Medieval World Map
Sometime around the year 1450, a monk living just outside of Venice created one of the greatest maps of the medieval world. It was an enormous map, even by modern standards, and it had a level of de...
15 Nov 202514min
Borobudur
Located in Central Java, outside of the modern city of Yogyakarta, lies the world’s largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur. Borobudur doesn’t get as much attention as other great monuments in the world,...
14 Nov 202515min
LEGO
Lego is one of the best-known toy brands in the world. Known for its fun and complex building process, the small plastic bricks encourage creativity and playability, and have become a staple in most...
13 Nov 202515min
Dubai
Just 60 years ago, Dubai was a sandy, underpopulated port on a minor creek emptying into the Persian Gulf. Today, it is one of the most important cities in the world. It is a global center for trade...
12 Nov 202514min
The World's Greatest Art Museums
For thousands of years, human beings have created works of art. Many of these works are commissioned by rulers, merchants, or religious leaders. Over time, many of these great works have found their...
11 Nov 202514min
The Taiping Rebellion
In the mid-19th century, China experienced its greatest civil war. It was a conflict that set China on a course that eventually led to China’s Century of Humiliation and the fall of the Qing Dynasty...
10 Nov 202515min
Cracking the Enigma Code (Encore)
During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought was an uncrackable encryption system. It was a really good encryption system, and for the longest time, the Allies had a difficult tim...
9 Nov 202513min
Kaliningrad
Located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between the nations of Lithuania and Poland, is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad, as it is today, does not have a deep history. For most of its hi...
8 Nov 202514min
