In this episode, you’re going to learn about Mark Twain’s bold prediction concerning Halley’s comet, as well as a lot of other fascinating facts about Halley’s comet and its surprisingly significant influence on human history. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast [...]

Podcast Episode #374: Halley and Mark

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The Daily Knowledge podcast still gets a pretty shocking amount of downloads for having not been updated for so long, so we just thought for those of you still around we’d do a little update announcing our new podcast: The BrainFood Show, which you can find here:  iTunes | Google Play | RSS/XML Let us know what you think, and [...]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about a fascinating time in history when England had its security world shattered when a man waltzed into town and promptly easily picked the previously unpickable type of lock securing most of the valuables in the country. This is the story of the “Great Lock Controversy of 1851” [TRANSCRIPT] As mentioned in the [...]

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Podcast Episode #403: Dark Circles

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Podcast Episode #374: Halley and Mark

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