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In the year 1184 in the Dutchy of Thuringia, in what is today the country of Germany, a conflict raged between the Count of Thuringia and the Archbishop of Mainz. To resolve this dispute, the German King Henrich VI called the parties to the city of Erfurt to settle their outstanding issues. Things did not go as anyone planned. Learn more about the Erfurt Latrine Disaster on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the Great War came to an end. In the preceding four years and four months, the world saw the greatest bloodletting history up until that point. Even after the announcement of the armistice, the war continued for several hours. During that time, soldiers still died. One, in particular, died at the very last minute of the war.

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Music

• Pollen by H.Takahashi and, later, Photosynthese.

• The New York Herald Tribune by Martial Solal

• Trying Something Again, Again by Lullatone

• Wiffle Ball from Joel P. West’s score for Short Term 12

• The title theme to Cani Arrabbiati

• Increase by David Lang and Alarm Will Sound

• Nijuichi by Sylvain Chaveau

• Occam II for Violin by Eliane Radigue

• Drunken Aviator by the (great, truly) Ida.

• Eyes Closed and Travelling by Peter Broderick

Notes

• If you are looking to read more about Betty, I’d suggest Rosanne Montillo’s terrific book, Fire on the Track.

When I mention the Kingdom of the Netherlands, you are probably thinking of the country in Europe that is really flat, where they ride bikes, have windmills, and grow tulips. Well, that is only partially correct. Well, technically 98% correct. There are other parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and they are actually located closer to Miami than they are to Amsterdam. Learn more about the Kingdom of the Netherlands on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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After the first world war, many Australian veterans settled in the Campion district of Western Australia to become farmers on land provided by the government. It was there they encountered an enemy far more cleaver than any which they encountered in Europe. They fought this enemy with state-of-the-art weapons and vehicles, yet it still wasn’t enough. Learn more about the Great Emu War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The biggest thing there is and the biggest thing there can be is infinity. It literally has no bounds. In fact, thinking about infinity can quickly give you a nosebleed because our finite minds can’t really grasp just how enormous it really is. However, what if I were to tell you that there is something even bigger than infinity? Or, to be more accurate, there are infinities that are bigger than other infinities? 

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