On December 11, 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States.
The interesting thing about this decision is that they didn’t have to do it. In fact, it would have been far better had they not done it.
This decision has been one of the biggest mysteries of World War II.
Learn more about why Hitler declared war on the United States on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Every day on April 1st, you have to be careful what you read and hear. This day, known to accounts as the beginning of the second quarter, is known to most people as April Fool’s Day.
Why do we have a day where we try to trick people, and why does that day occur on April 1st?
Learn more about April Fool’s Day on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
For years, Bay Curious listeners Julia Thollaug and Phil Montalvo have wondered the same thing: "What's the deal with the cross on Mount Davidson?" This week, how a 103-foot tall concrete cross ended up on the city's highest peak. It's a story that goes back almost 100 years.
Reported by Suzie Racho. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Brian Watt, Nina Thorsen, Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.
In northern Greece, lying off the larger Chalkidiki peninsula is a place that is unique on planet Earth.
It only has a population of about 2,400 people scattered across 20 settlements and some random people living by themselves.
What makes this area unique is that all 2,400 of its citizens are monks and all are men….and women are not allowed to even enter.
Learn more about the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
About 1500 years ago, a group of people that we would now call Vikings landed in what we now call England, and created a language we now call Old English.
Fast-forward to today, and people from 140 countries are listening to a podcast in a dialect we call American English.
How did nordic invaders lead to a language which is now spoken on all seven continents?
Learn more about the history of the English language on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
If you think of Spain, you probably think of a European country which has its arm around Portugal and the eat tapas and paella.
However, what if I told you that Spain is also an African country? In fact, it is the smallest country in Africa, and no, I’m not talking about the Canary Islands.
Learn more about Ceuta and Mellia, the African parts of Spain, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
There is an old adage about warfare that says “amateurs talk about strategy, whereas professionals talk about logistics”.
There is a great deal of truth to this statement.
While history books have given a great deal of attention to the D-Day landing at Normandy, what has been almost totally ignored is the incredible logistical effort which was required after the landing.
Learn more about the Red Ball Express
Isaac Newton is one of the most important scientists in the history of the world. His discoveries have impacted almost every aspect of physics, and a huge part of the first two semesters of any physics course is dominated by his discoveries.
It raises an interesting question: If Nobel Prizes were given out when Newton was alive, how many would he have won?
Join me as I play fantasy Nobel Prizes with Sir Isaac Newton on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
The internet is often considered to be an open environment where no one really controls anything. A company or a person might have control over a particular website but in the big scheme of things you can set up whatever websites you want without anyone’s permission.
This is mostly true, but not totally true. If you keep going up the chain of control on the internet, you will eventually reach the top, where there sit people who hold seven keys. Those keyholders are ultimately the ones who control the internet.
Learn more about the internet’s key masters on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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