Did you know the United States may have played a heavy-handed role in forcing foreign governments to buckle to our whim, and in some cases causing coup… Read more “Episode 12 of Today I Learned – Project FF”
Episode 11 of Today I Learned – the Great Emu War
Are you familiar with the concept of “nuisance wildlife management”? It involves the removal of problematic or invasive species from areas where they are not wanted. Before… Read more “Episode 11 of Today I Learned – the Great Emu War”
Episode 10 of Today I Learned – Capture of Guam
History is littered with an array of battles and wars that seem impossibly stupid – the Pig War between the United States and the United Kingdom, the… Read more “Episode 10 of Today I Learned – Capture of Guam”
Episode 9 of Today I Learned – the Finland Conspiracy
Do you ever get tired of the same old conspiracy theories? I think people got tired of trying to convince people we never landed on the moon… Read more “Episode 9 of Today I Learned – the Finland Conspiracy”
Episode 8 of Today I Learned – Phantom Time Hypothesis
Do you ever get pangs of regret? After many posts here, I sure do, be it embarrassing anecdotes that could have gone without being shared or the… Read more “Episode 8 of Today I Learned – Phantom Time Hypothesis”
Episode 7 of Today I Learned – Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley is another one of these historical figures who’s brief biography always lists an array of bullshit before getting to the thing everyone knows them for.… Read more “Episode 7 of Today I Learned – Aleister Crowley”
Episode 6 of Today I Learned -William Walker
You know someone is a fascinating historical figure when no one can agree on how to identify them. Abraham Lincoln – President. John Wilkes Booth – the… Read more “Episode 6 of Today I Learned -William Walker”
Episode 5 of Today I Learned – Papal Schism
This episode is less something new I learned rather than perhaps my favorite bit of historical esoterica – the Papal Schism! (or the Great Schism) (or the… Read more “Episode 5 of Today I Learned – Papal Schism”
Episode 4 of Today I Learned – Viking Thralls
A recent study mapped the DNA of modern Icelanders and determined the Icelandic men were roughly 80% derivative of Norse/Scandinavian countries, but traits passed down only through… Read more “Episode 4 of Today I Learned – Viking Thralls”
Episode 3 of Today I Learned – Allahakbarries
If you are reading this, there’s a great chance you don’t know shit-all about cricket besides “former British colonies play it” and “it takes forever.” Unrelated to… Read more “Episode 3 of Today I Learned – Allahakbarries”
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