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Everything Everywhere Daily

Learn something new every day! Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Cu

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Total: 1825

Hollywood is known the world over for being the center of the motion picture industry. But did you e

In the 18th century, the French writer and philosopher Voltaire said, ​​"This body which was called,

The History of Rice

2022/5/20

For thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. It

In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories o

The Petrodollar System

2022/5/18

On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon ended the gold convertibility of the US Dollar and si

About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with the Earth near the Yucatan Peninsula in

Saint Peter's Basilica

2022/5/16

In the early 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a church on the

Pitcairn Island (Encore)

2022/5/15

On April 28, 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty engaged in a mutiny against their despotic captain, Wi

The Library of Alexandria

2022/5/14

Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institu

Friday the 13th

2022/5/13

Friday the 13th is a day associated with bad luck and ill omens. However, why is this particular com

King Tutankhamen

2022/5/12

In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Cater stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egypt

At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates worked hard to create a document that would gov

The Irish Potato Famine

2022/5/10

In the early 1845s, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. Th

Nine Kings, One Room

2022/5/9

On May 20, 1910, an event occurred which never occurred before or since. Gathered for the funeral of

Mother's Day (Encore)

2022/5/8

Every year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozen

The Bretton Wood System

2022/5/7

Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what t

All About Solar Power

2022/5/6

In 1839, a French scientist by the name of Edmond Becquerel was experimenting with an electrochemica

In October 1919, the champions of the National League, the Cincinnati Reds, faced the champions of t

A Star is Born

2022/5/4

It is estimated that within the observable universe there might be as many as septillion stars. Whil

Over the centuries, there has been a host of self-proclaimed prophets, astrologers, scientists, and