The Santa Claus Association
In the 1920s, Christmas was becoming a big deal. Christmas was becoming highly commercialized, and the Santa Claus that we know today was being established. It was during this time one man saw an opp...
23 Dec 202314min
All About Snow
If you live anywhere away from tropical latitudes, you might have experienced snow. In fact, depending on where you live, you might have experienced a whole lot of snow at various points in your life....
22 Dec 202315min
Non-Euclidean Geometry
If anyone has taken some basic mathematics, you are probably familiar with Euclidian Geometry. Euclidean geometry is what most people just call geometry. It is the study of shapes like triangles and ...
21 Dec 202314min
Madrid
Every major city in the world has its own unique story. Some cities have an ancient history, and others have a more recent founding. Madrid, the capital city of Spain, has a history that is unlike any...
20 Dec 202314min
Scurvy (Encore)
When Europeans began sailing the high seas on extended voyages, the most deadly thing they encountered wasn’t enemy navies, starvation, or even shipwrecks. It was a painful disease where your body wo...
19 Dec 202310min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On the evening of April 14, 1865, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was shot while attending a play in Washington DC. The assassination wasn’t a random act. It had been planned...
18 Dec 202314min
Encyclopedias
Ever since humans began writing down information, there has been a desire to compile all known information into one single source. For over two thousand years, people have attempted to compile all of...
17 Dec 202315min
The Acadian Expulsion (Encore)
Beginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a French colony located in the New World. That colony wasn’t modern-day Quebec, however. The colony was known as Acadia...
16 Dec 202310min
